1. Paratriathletes’ Briefing
World Paratriathlon Series
Friday 11th May 2018
Paratriathletes’ Briefing

2. Briefing Agenda Welcome and Introductions Competition Jury
Schedules and Timetables
Check-in and Procedures
The Course
Post-race Procedures
Weather Forecast

3. Welcome and Introductions
Shin Otsuka (JPN), ITU VP, ASTC SVP & JTU Sr. Executive Director
Terry Sheldrake (NZL), ITU EB Member
Kris Gemmell (NZL), ITU WTS Manager
Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE), ITU Technical Delegate
Juliet Fahey (NZL), ITU Head Referee
Dr. Toshihito Katsumura (JPN), ITU Medical Delegate
Marguerite Christophers (NZL), ITU Chief Classifier

4. Competition Jury Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE), Chair
Terry Sheldrake (NZL), ITU EB Representative
Shin Otsuka (JPN), JTU Representative

5. Classification
Unconfirmed classifications are now posted on the wall in the briefing room.
Final classification results will be posted at the Recovery area before the end of the paratriathlon race, according to the ITU Competition Rules at 08:45.
Any post race classification review (if needed) will take place at the Classification Room at Hotel Monterey.

6. Waiting List Procedure
Immediately post briefing, if necessary
A wait list exists for this event.
Start list athletes are not present at the athletes’ briefing, and who have not informed the TD of their absence, will be immediately replaced with the first same gender athlete of the wait list.
Athletes on the wait list must be present at the briefing in case they can be moved onto the start list.

7. Schedule and Timetables
Today
Immediately after this briefing collect your race packs
PTWC:
Stickers for helmet, handcycle, racing wheelchair and daily wheelchair
Stickers for prosthesis, crutches, bag
Body decals
Bib numbers for athlete and personal handler
Accreditations
Handlers yellow t-shirt
PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5:
Stickers for helmet and bike
Accreditation
PTWC one personal handler
PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5 handlers have to be approved by ITU
(No approval = No handler)

8. Schedule and Timetables
Today
Immediately after this briefing collect your race packs
PTVI:
Stickers for the helmets
Sticker for the bike
Extra sticker for bag
Body decals for the athlete
Accreditations

9. Schedule and Timetables
Saturday
05: :30 Athletes’ lounge check-in
05: :45 Transition check-in
06: :40 Swim warm up
06:50 Athletes’ introductions
06:55 Race Start – PTS5 M
06:56 Race Start – PTS5 W
06:58 Race Start – PTVI1 M/W
07:01:16 Race Start – PTV2/3 M
07:01:42 Race Start – PTVI2/3 W
07:03 Race Start – PTS4 M
07:04 Race Start – PTS4 W
07:05 Race Start – PTS2&3 M
07:06 Race Start – PTS2&3 W

10. Schedule and Timetables
Saturday
07:20 Race Start – PTWC1 M/W
07:23:00 Race Start – PTWC2 M
07:23:58 Race Start – PTWC2 W
Race cut off 2 hours after the start of your wave – NC in results
15:30 Medal ceremony Yamashita Park

11. To Transition & Swim Start
Access to Venue
To Transition & Swim Start
Athletes’ Lounge
Finish
Medical
Recovery
Bike Check
Entry

12. Pre-transition & Line-up

13. Check-In Procedures Athletes’ Lounge
Come with your registered Handler/Guide
Handler yellow t-shirt and race number check
Bike check
Uniform check
Equipment check & marking (braces, tethers, blackout goggles, glasses, etc.)
Swim cap distribution - colour according to your swim exit needs

14. Check-In Procedures Athletes’ Lounge Body decals Timing chips
Note: approved impairment adaptations for bike available at
Wave number written on left hand
Registration of equipment for pre-transition area
Registration of spare wheels for wheel station
Leave bags in the Athletes’ Lounge, they will be transferred to Recovery (please put race numbers on bags)

15. Swim Cap Colours PTWC – RED PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5 – RED/YELLOW/GREEN
PTVI1 – ORANGE
PTVI2/3 – GREEN
PTVI GUIDE – WHITE

16. Timing Chips – Where to Wear
PTWC:
1 on the handcycle (rear axle - safety bar)
1 on the wheelchair (close to the front fork)
PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5:
Double amputees : Bike prosthesis + Run prosthesis
Single amputees : Existing ankle + Bike prosthesis
No ampututation : Both ankles
PTVI: 1 on Athlete ankle, 1 on Guide ankle

17. Allow Equipment - Uniform
Swim
Leg and arm covers are allowed
Wetsuits up to 5mm thickness
Vest warmers are NOT allowed
Gloves are NOT permitted
Any part of the body maybe covered except the face, hands and feet
No prosthesis socks, unless the pins are adequately covered. This will be checked

18. Allow Equipment - Uniform
Run & Bike
Athletes can wear long sleeved shirt under their uniform – it must be worn for the entire event
PTWC athletes can wear uniform with sleeves extending from the should up to but not covering the elbow
Arm warmers can be worn and can be removed during the event BUT only in Transition. Do not remove during the race and hand to someone else. This will lead to DSQ
If you prefer to wear a jacket during the event, it must be clear/transparent

19. Transition Area
A chair will be provided for each of the athletes (except PTWC)
To add anything to the bike, approval is to be obtained from the Head Referee at the end of the Athletes Briefing
Only Athletes and their Handlers will be allowed into the transition
Running shoes on the ground, helmet on the bike
Do not leave your helmet strap fastened in the transition
Athlete who does not comply with this rule will receive a 10 second time penalty in TA1
Spare wheels collected at bike check and returned to Athletes’ Lounge after the race

20. PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5/PTVI: 3 laps of 1.66km = 4.98km
The Course
Swim
1 Lap of 750m
Bike
4 Laps of 5km = 20km
Run
PTWC: 1 lap of 5km
PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5/PTVI: 3 laps of 1.66km = 4.98km

21. Pre-Start Procedure Athletes’ Introduction
10 minutes before the start, line up before entrance to pontoon
Wear official swim cap, 2nd swim cap unbranded
Introduction order: PTS5, PTVI, PTS4, PTS2& PTS3, PTWC
Wave number, then category, then race number
Move to the swim start pontoon when you are introduced
Leave your prosthesis, crutches, etc. at pre-transition to the numbered chair according to the last digit of your race number
Officials can assist you to the start pontoon
Select your position and sit on the pontoon. Please remain there until instructed to enter the water

22. Pre-Start Procedure Waves Starts
Staggered start to accommodate varying levels of ability for the PTWC and PTVI categories
Each wave will start at an exact time
Please follow instructions promptly

23. Start Procedures for Waves
Athletes in position in the water:
Deep water start
One hand on the pontoon
The start can be given any time after the Starter announces “On your mark”
Electronic horn blasts
The race starts

24. False Start Procedure False start with many athletes:
Several electronic horn blasts
Kayaks in front of you
Everyone goes back to his or her original start spot
Valid start but with early starters:
If someone starts before the horn and every one else starts with the horn, the false starter will receive a time penalty of 10 seconds in T1
During the time penalty the athlete cannot touch any race equipment

25. Swim Course Today at 6:30 Water temperature 15.3°C
Air temperature 16.0°C
WBGT °C
Relative Humidity 50.5%
1 lap (total distance of 750m) – clockwise
Distance to the first turn buoy 310m
Pass all buoys on the right shoulder
Raise arm in air if assistance required
Swim behaviour will be closely monitored and recorded by water based officials
PTVI1 athletes must wear blackout goggles throughout the swim. Blackout goggle may be removed only once the athlete and guide have reached their bike position in T1.
Take wetsuit, swim cap to transition into your area

26. Swim Course

27. PTVI Swim Conduct
Each athlete must be tethered to their own guide during the swim.
At no time may a guide lead or pace the competitor nor propel them forward by pulling or pushing.
The guide must swim next to the athlete within a maximum separation distance of 1.5m from the athlete’s head to the guide’s head.
The tether should be elastic rope with bright or reflective colour and up to 0.8m long measured with no tension. It can be fixed at any point of the athletes' body.
Drawing not to scale
Guide’s head can be at any point with the two red hemispheres next to the athlete, as shown above, if outside these areas, it will be considered as a violation.

28. Swim Exit Handling

29. Swim exit handling only by the LOC Swim Exit Assistants
They will provide support to all athletes according to their swim caps colour.
No Personal Handlers allowed to assist at Swim Exit.

30. Pre-transition
Athletes’ registered equipment (prosthesis, crutches, day chairs)
Folding chairs with numbers - athletes must leave their prosthesis or crutches at the chair with the same number as the last digit of their race number 
Athletes from PTVI are not allowed to use the pre-transition area
Only PTWC Handlers are allowed in this area
PTWC athletes must transfer in a daily wheelchair from pre-transition to transition

31. Pre-transition No wetsuit removal by TOs and volunteers
No athletes’ equipment can be left in the pre-transition area, once the athlete exits the pre-transition area
Adapted cleats and bike shoes with non-exposed cleats are allowed provided the cleats are covered or enclosed by anti-slip material
PTS2 to PTS5 with an absent lower limb must use a prosthesis or crutches between pre-transition and transition. Hopping on one leg is not allowed.

32. Pre-transition to Transition
A White Line is drawn on the ground at the point where the incline ends,
PTHC Handlers may push athletes from pre-transition up to this White Line

33. PTWC Pre-transition to Transition
Braking zone
White Line
White Line
White Line
Pre-Transition

34. Transition 1 Individual bike racks Name, number, country code and flag
All used equipment in the box (mobility equipment within your area)
Failure to do so = 10 second penalty on run
Mount line at the end of transition (GREEN LINE)
PTWC shall stop completely at mount line and wait TO signal to start
PTWC athletes must put the bib at the back of the handcycle
PTVI1 must put on blackout glasses immediately after arriving at the assigned space inside T1.
PTVI1 athletes must use blackout glasses throughout bike/run until the athletes and guides cross the finish line

35. Transition
PTS2
PTS3
PTWC
PTVI
PTS4
PTS5

36. PTWC Handcycle Mount
GO!
Mount

37. Bike Course 4 laps of 5km (total distance of 20km)
Only come into Yamashita Park on the final lap for T2
Flat, reasonably technical
Draft illegal race
1 Wheel Station (approx. 2km into lap)
Bike Penalty Box located just after the wheel station
Ride on the left, pass on the right
Littering zones = PTWC Run Aid Stations

38. Bike Course Littering Zone Littering Zone Bike Penalty Box
Wheel Station
Littering Zone

39. Caution signal: sharp whistles and or red flags

40. Bike Draft Zones
Legal distance: 10m between bikes (from front wheel to their front wheel)
Maximum 20 seconds allowed to pass
Blue Card for drafting offence
In case of penalty, stop at the Bike Penalty Box – 1 minute
Not stopping or second drafting offence – DSQ
It is the athletes responsibility to stop at the Bike Penalty Box – numbers not posted on board
Dismount the bike and inform the Bike Penalty Box TO your race number, the number of penalties to serve, and the colour of card received

41. Bike Littering Yellow Card for littering offence
In case of penalty, stop at the Bike Penalty Box – 10 sec
It is the athlete’s responsibility to stop at the Penalty Box – numbers not posted on board
Dismount the bike and inform the Bike Penalty Box TO your race number, the number of penalties to serve, and the colour of card received

42. PTWC Handlers Direction after T1&T2
Personal Handlers moving to the Wheel Stop should inform the TOs that they are going there
Remove all your athlete’s equipment after Transition 2 to designated area
Proceed to finish line via Recovery area, off the FOP
Do not go down the finish chute

43. Transition 2 All used equipment goes into your area
Failure to do so = 10 second penalty on run
Dismount line at the beginning of transition (RED LINE)
PTWC shall stop completely at dismount line and wait TO signal to start
PTS2-S5 & PTVI must dismount before the dismount line

44. Transition 2
PTVI1 athletes must continue to wear blackout glasses during T2 and run segments
All used equipment in the box (mobility equipment within your area)
Helmet MUST be fastened before un-racking bike
PTWC athletes must put the bib at the back of the racing wheelchair
LOC will remove PTS5, PTVI & PTS4 athletes’ bikes and equipment from Transition after T2 to designated area

45. PTS5, PTVI & PTS4 Bikes Removal
Bike & Equipment Storage Area

46. Run Course PTWC 1 lap of 5km PTS2 - S5 & PTVI
3 laps of 1.66km (total distance of 4.98km)
Aid Stations and Littering Zones
For location see map
Sealed water (with caps removed before need)
Discard bottles and litter in the Littering Zones as indicated by the following signs
Don’t cut the corners

47. Run Course PTWC
Aid Station
Aid Station
Penalty Box
Aid Station

48. Run Course PTS2-S5 & PTVI
Penalty Box
Aid Station
Aid Station
Finish

49. PTVI Free Leading Zones
Free leading from pre-transition to swim exit, from swim exit to transition VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI

50. Run Penalty Box
Penalty box is for infringements in: Swim, TA1, Bike, TA2 and Run
e.g.: swim conduct, mount before mount line, dismount after dismount line, equipment outside your box, rack the bike outside your own space, littering outside the littering zone, etc.
Location: Before entering the finish chute
Information: White board to show race numbers (and letter) (Athletes need to read the board)
Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on any lap of the run
If you do not stop, it will result in a DSQ

51. Run Penalty Box
If you incur a penalty, you will find your number plus a letter code indicating the nature of the infraction:
D = Dismount Line Violation S = Swim Conduct
M = Mount Line violation E = Equipment Outside Box
L = Littering V = Other Violations
For example:
120D….athlete #120 received a time penalty for a dismount line violation
2x120ME…athlete #120 received 2 time penalties for mount line and equipment outside the box violations

52. Post Race Procedures Photo-finish
No congestion in the finish area: go to mixed zone/recovery area
Anti-Doping Control
Photo ID is needed for every athlete to go for testing
Team Medical Access
Team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent after permission from the ITU Medical Delegate
Every NF can have 1 team medical accreditation. Team doctors should register with the ITU Medical Delegate

53. Post Race Procedures
For awards, dress “up” – with race uniform (or country clothes), long sleeves and long pants are allowed
Ambush marketing rules apply
Ambush Marketing: Deliberately using the opportunity of live television and media photographers to expose the sponsor logos larger then the approved sizes, and/or equipment or objects not provided by LOC or ITU.
Presentation at 15:30

54. Podium Athletes Presentation at 15:30
Please be at the Athletes Lounge by 15:00
Recovery
Podium Athletes

55. Coaches Areas
Coaches wristbands will be distributed to those coaches whose national federations registered them through the on-line system
They will have access to:
Athletes’ Lounge/Post Recovery Area
Swim Start Area
Penalty Box Area
Wheel Station Area

56. Handler’s Notes
Personal handers are specifically allowed to assist paratriathletes by:
Helping with prosthetic devices/assistive devices
Lifting the participants in and out of handcycles and wheelchairs
Removing wetsuits or clothing
Repairing flats, punctures and helping with other equipment
All handlers shall be subjected to the ITU Competition Rules
Any action taken by the Handler which propels the competitor forward may at the discretion of the Race Referee, be grounds for a time penalty or disqualification
Personal handlers can only assist with their athlete
ITU has to approve the need of handlers for the PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5 athletes

57. Outreach program
ANTI DOPING OUTREACH PROGRAMME
As last year, JTU and JADA want to invite all the athletes and parathletes to their Outreach Programme
WHERE: Dining hall at the Monterrey Hotel
WHAT: lots of activities around anti-doping and the Play True campaigns, and you will be able to watch the JADA’s Manga Movie & Torch Relay Movie

58. Alert Evacuation Plan Hotel Monterey World Porters
Earthquake
or Tsunami
Alert
Hotel Monterey
Swimming or near the main venue
World Porters
Biking in the Minatomirai area
Proceed up more than 3 floors
Leave your equipment

59. Evacuation Plan

60. Weather Forecast
Temp Weather
Saturday Min. 15°C
Max. 25°C

61. Access to Briefing Information

62. Yokohama Triathlon
Data Insights 2018

63. Background
2017 Pilot (Wifi antenna around course, GPS trackers on athletes)
Able to produce some analytics and key challenges identified:
Lightweight trackers that are suitable for the swim (ongoing R&D work with sensor manufacturers)
Impact of weather (Yokohama 2017 was wet!)
Further work on visualising data across more athletes and the whole race needed (what we’re here for now)

64. Purpose
Data-Driven Stories driving fan engagement

65. Data Cleansing & Enriching
Targeted Data
Data Trackers
Location
Speed
(Upon approval) - Heart Rate
Data Cleansing & Enriching
Data Visualisation
Output shared with ITU for distribution to athletes, etc.
Athlete Data
Name & Photo
Nationality
World Ranking
Age & Height
(Upon approval) -Weight -Max Heart Rate
Dimension Data Cloud

66. Trackers Garmin Data Trackers to be issued to athletes
Trackers will be provided fully configured – no need to do anything (please don’t do anything other than wear them!)
Will be collected by NTT after the race
Device package

67. Thank you! Have a great race!