Bipartite invitations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

by Olalla Cernuda on 07 Jul, 2021 09:38 • Español

World Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games qualification period for Para triathlon has been successful and by now it is closed. After the allocation of spots, the Bipartite Commission (World Triathlon and IPC) has decided to offer an invitation to the following athletes:

PTWC-W: Wakako TSUCHIDA (JPN)
PTS2-W: Melissa STOCKWELL (USA)
PTS5-W: Petra LEVAY (HUN)
PTVI-W: Annouck CURZILLAT (FRA)
PTWC-M: Fathi ZWOUKHI (TUN)
PTS4-M: Jorge FONSECA (BRA)
PTS5-M: Ronan CORDEIRO (BRA)
PTVI-M: Anatolii VARFOLOMIEIEV (UKR)

From World Triathlon, the members of the Bipartite Invitation panel were:
- Ian Howard (World Triathlon Vice President)
- Antonio Arimany (World Triathlon Secretary General)
- Gergely Markus (World Triathlon Sports Director)

The main aspects the Bipartite Allocation considered were the following:
Performance of the athletes, according to competition results, to have the most competitive field
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Rankings
Specific head to head results of athletes applying for a slot in the same medal event
The most possible NPCs to be represented

All the qualification slots and Bipartite invitations have been communicated to the nations involved through their National Paralympic Committees. NPCs have until no later than next Monday 12th of July 23:59 CET, to confirm in writing to World Triathlon the use of all awarded slots.

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Related Event: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

24 - 05 Sep, 2021 • event page • all results

Results: PTWC Men
1.	Jetze Plat H2	NED	00:57:51
2.	Florian Brungraber H2	AUT	00:59:55
3.	Giovanni Achenza H1	ITA	01:02:05
4.	Geert Schipper H2	NED	01:03:01
5.	Ahmed Andaloussi H1	FRA	01:04:45

Results: PTS4 Men
1.	Alexis Hanquinquant	FRA	00:59:58
2.	Hideki Uda	JPN	01:03:45
3.	Alejandro Sánchez Palomero	ESP	01:04:24
4.	Jiachao Wang	CHN	01:04:54
5.	Antonio Franko	CRO	01:05:49

Results: PTS5 Men
1.	Martin Schulz	GER	00:58:10
2.	George Peasgood	GBR	00:58:55
3.	Stefan Daniel	CAN	00:59:22
4.	Chris Hammer	USA	00:59:28
5.	Ronan Cordeiro	BRA	01:01:22

Results: PTVI Men
1.	Brad Snyder B1	USA	01:01:16
2.	Héctor Catalá Laparra B2	ESP	01:02:11
3.	Satoru Yoneoka B1	JPN	01:02:20
4.	Thibaut Rigaudeau B2	FRA	01:02:48
5.	Kyle Coon B1	USA	01:03:00

Results: PTWC Women
1.	Kendall Gretsch H2	USA	01:06:25
2.	Lauren Parker H1	AUS	01:06:26
3.	Eva María Moral Pedrero H1	ESP	01:14:59
4.	Jessica Ferreira H1	BRA	01:16:23
5.	Brenda Osnaya Alvarez H1	MEX	01:16:32

Results: PTS2 Women
1.	Allysa Seely	USA	01:14:03
2.	Hailey Danz	USA	01:14:58
3.	Veronica Yoko Plebani	ITA	01:15:55
4.	Fran Brown	GBR	01:19:42
5.	Melissa Stockwell	USA	01:21:25

Results: PTVI Women
1.	Susana Rodriguez B1	ESP	01:07:15
2.	Anna Barbaro B1	ITA	01:11:11
3.	Annouck Curzillat B1	FRA	01:11:45
4.	Alison Peasgood B2	GBR	01:11:47
5.	Jessica Tuomela B1	CAN	01:12:53