TRIATHLON 2016 I WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 166
USA AND NETHERLANDS SCORE
BIG IN MEN'S PARATRIATHLON
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
SCHEIDIES, SCHULZ SCORCH THROUGH ROTTERDAM TO
RECLAIM TITLES
The world's fastest paratriathletes competed at a
stand-alone World Championships in Rotterdam. Aaron
Scheidies headlined the day as he repeated consecutive
World Championship wins, while Martin Schulz regained
his titles as the world's fastest paratriathlete.
In a resounding day for the Netherlands, the crowd
was delighted to cheer on its own Jetze Plat and Geert
Schipper to podium performances in the men's PT1
sport class. In a massive performance, Great Britain's
Andrew Lewis scored his first World Championship title,
improving from his ninth place finish last year in the
men's PT2.
Denis Kungurtcev (RUS) raced in his first World
Championship paratriathlon event in Rotterdam and
made his first race one to remember, as he captured the
win over Spain's Alejandro Sánchez Palomero and Daniel
Molina in the PT3 sport class.
In a line to line dominant performance, Martin Schulz
(GER) reclaimed the World Championship title that he
lost in 2015 in PT4. Aaron Scheidies (USA) dominated
the men's PT5 sport class for an incredible fourth title.
