Russian paratriathletes win 2 medals at European Championships in Spain

On June 14, one of the main season events for paratriathletes — the European Championships — took place in Tarragona, Spain.

As a result of the competition, Russian paratriathletes won 2 medals — one silver and one bronze.

Anna Plotnikova (PTS3 class) became the silver medalist with a time of 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds.

Vasily Egorov (PTS2 class) claimed bronze, finishing in 1 hour 12 minutes 22 seconds.

A total of 9 Russian athletes competed at the event: Semyon Radaev (PTWC), Vasily Egorov (PTS2), Viktor Chebotarev (PTS3), Andrey Tolstikov (PTS4), Alexander Yalchik (PTS5), Veronika Gabitova (PTS2), Anna Plotnikova (PTS3), Irina Grazhdanova (PTS5), Andrey Bukov (PTVI) and his guide athlete Igor Polyansky.

The Russian Paralympic Committee congratulates the athletes and coaches on their well-deserved awards and wishes them further success in upcoming competitions!

Paratriathlon made its debut in the program of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Paratriathlon consists of three disciplines: a 750m swim, followed by a 20km cycling race, and a 5km run. Athletes with physical impairments are divided into 5 classes based on the severity of their impairment — wheelchair (PTWC class), standing (PTS2, PTS3, PTS4, PTS5 classes), while athletes with visual impairments compete in the PTVI class. In the cycling segment, athletes may use a handbike (wheelchair category) or a bicycle (standing category). Additionally, during the running segment of the paratriathlon, wheelchair athletes compete in racing chairs, while standing athletes use prosthetics if necessary. Athletes with visual impairments compete alongside a guide athlete.