PENRITH'S John Maclean will lead a list of Paralympic sporting legends in the first Australian paratriathlon championships at the Sydney International Regatta Centre on Friday.
Maclean, a veteran Paralympic rower, three-time Hawaiian Ironman triathlete and swimmer, will join Paralympic great Louise Sauvage and three-time International Triathlon Union paratriathlon world champion Bill Chaffey in the Tri 1 category. Six-time Paralympic gold-medallist Michael Milton will line up over the same distances in the Tri 2 category.
The event will debut at the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil.
``The national championships for paratriathlon is another exciting addition to our calendar and we are pleased to see so many great names, as well as the current champions like triple ITU world champion Bill Chaffey in the field,'' Triathlon Australia chief executive Anne Gripper said.
``To witness first-hand the paratriathlon events at the last two ITU world championships in Beijing and Auckland has been amazing, and Australia has so many great athletes who are working hard at a sport that certainly has its challenges.
``(Today) will be a groundbreaking day for the sport of triathlon.''
The six classifications for paratriathlon cater for athletes with a vision impairment or physical impairment.
FRIDAY'S EVENTS
AUSTRALIAN PARATRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS: 7am
AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SERIES: 9am, ITU youth (13-15) females; 9.45am, ITU youth males; 10.45am, ITU junior (16-19) females; 11:45am, ITU junior males
NB: Race changes are under consideration because of the heat
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