Results of first National Para-Triathlon

The first National Paralympic Triathlon was held at Calcutta Sports Association yesterday, from 11 AM onwards. The event consisted of 750 m swimming, 20 Km cycling and 5 km running. Participants from 8 States (Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura) could qualify to this National Championship. The event was organised by Civilian Welfare Foundation in association with Paschimbango Rajjo Pratibandhi Sammilani, Bengal Paralympic Swimming Association and Paralympic India Triathlon Association.

The classification (categories) in which the participants competed are:

- TRI-5 – Moderate leg impairment, including below knee amputation. Use a conventional bicycle and may run with brace or prosthesis.

- TRI-6 – Visual impairment, acuity of less than 6/60 or field of less than 40 degrees with correction. Competes with a guide of the same gender and uses a tandem bicycle.

- TRI-4 – Arm impairments, including paralysis, amputation or other impairment in both arms. Use a conventional bicycle and may use braces, prosthesis or slings on the cycling and/or running stage.

- TRI-3 – Les Autres, including athletes with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, double leg amputation or paralysis in multiple limbs. Use a conventional bicycle or a tricycle and run with leg braces or prosthesis.

- TRI-2 – Severe leg impairment which includes above knee amputation. Use a conventional bicycle and run with above-knee prosthesis or using crutches.

- TRI-1 – Wheelchair user. Paraplegic, quadriplegic and other impairments that preclude use of a leg pedalled bicycle. Use a handcycle on the cycling stage and a racing wheelchair on the running stage.

The results were as follows:

TRI 4 (men)

Ram Pal – 1st (Haryana) 1:26:51:74

Ujjal Ghosh – 2nd (West Bengal) 1:27:43:35

Dibakar Kundu – 3rd (West Bengal) 1:28:57:46

TRI 6 (men)

Prosenjit Adak – 1st (West Bengal) 1:36:18:28

Bamandipto – 2nd (West Bengal) 1:41:07:96

Harilal Tudu – 3rd (West Bengal) 1:45:20:31

TRI 5 (men)

Rimo Shah – 1st (International Medalist) (West Bengal) 1: 40:10:83

Jai Prakash – 2nd (Haryana) 1:41:10:87

Rakesh Singh – 3rd (Rajasthan) 1:45:20:31

TRI 1 (men)

Raghavendra.R.Anvekar – 1st (International medalist) (Karnataka) 1:55:30:22

Md. Gafar – 2nd (West Bengal) 2:02:15:00

TRI 5 (female)

Kanchan Yogesh – 1st (International medalist) (Maharashtra) 1:44:27:03

Sherestha Karmakar – 2nd (West Bengal) 2:01:11:07

Rekha Rani – 3rd (Haryana) 1:45:49:02