1. ParaTriathlon

2. PARAtRIATHLON cOMMITTEE
Members
Paratriathlon Committee Chair
Grant Darby
 Staff Liaison
Eric Angstadt Torres
 Paratriathlon Committee Members
Carolyn Murray
Masamitsu Tomawaka
Neil McLeod
Rob Noordzji
Alfred Lipp
Jon Beeson
Heads of Classification
Shana Harrington (HoC)
Katerina Magkou (DHoC)
EB Liaison
Dr. Debra Alexander
Athletes Committee Rep
Jonathan Goerlach
Sally Pilbeam
Yannic Bourseaux

3. PARAtRIATHLON cOMMITTEE
Key projects
Review of the Competition Rules and Classification Rules
Face to face meeting with IPC in Brisbane regarding classification – March 2019
Current status, Next steps, Consultation Process with members, Code Compliance
IF Open days Meetings with IPC to discuss general aspects of Paratriathlon, including the Interval Start system with interim IPC CEO

4. PARAtRIATHLON cOMMITTEE
Key projects
Completion of the analysis of the class-up provision which was finally adopted
Explore development opportunities, in particular maintain NF’s with low numbers and adding new NFs to Paratriathlon to comply with IPC Provisions - 32 regularly practicing Nations, met criteria for Paris 2024.
Worked with the sports department to finalize the 2019 race schedule and classification opportunities.

5. PARATRIATHLON cOMMITTEE
NEXT STEPS
Continue with Rule Reviews
Maintain a constructive and positive dialogue with the IPC
Enhance dialogue with NFs, athletes and coaches
Liase with the Athletes Committee
Develop new NFs
Survey to all ITU membership to understand the existing structure inside their NF around the management of paratriathlon, analysing key aspects
Development of classifiers

6. PARATRIATHLON cOMMITTEE
NEXT STEPS
NEXT STEPS
Explore opportunities for research with universities
Monitor the IPC’s position with respect to our interval start system and examine alternatives if needed
Review the effect of classing up towards Tokyo 2020
Ensure a balanced race calendar in 2020 within the qualification period
Engage the research and working groups to prepare for any modifications post Tokyo

7. PARATRIATHLON THEN NOW Lausanne 2006 2nd year of AWAD Commission
Dreams of Paralympic Games
Standard Distance event
2 International events
38 Athletes at World Champs
No Ranking Points for athletes
0 Classifiers
Lausanne 2019
11th year of Paratriathlon Committee
Preparing for 2nd Paralympic Games
Sprint Distance Event
16 ITU International Races
122 Athletes at World Champs
Circa 500 Ranked athletes
17 International Classifiers