TRIATHLON 2015 ยท YOKOHAMA 66
PARATRIATHLETES BRING THE
HEAT TO YOKOHAMA'S HARBOUR
NATIONAL FEDERATIONS DOUBLE UP ON MEDALS
With qualifying points on the line for the World
Championships, competition was intense across the
para-triathlon sport classes with athletes from around
the world lining up to chase those vital points on the
road to Rio where paratriathlon will debut in 2016.
Australia, Russia and the US all took home multiple
gold medals with their athletes bringing the heat in
Yokohama's harbour. Winners across the various
paratriathlon categories were: Krige Schabort (USA)
PT1, Mark Barr (USA) PT2, Denis Kungurtcev (RUS)
PT3, Alexander Yalchik (RUS) PT4 and Lukasz Wietecki
(POL) PT5 for the men.
On the women's side the winners were: Emily Tapp
(AUS) PT1, Yukako Hata (JPN) PT2, Kate Doughty
(AUS) PT4 and Katie Kelly (AUS) PT5.
