British Triathlon will offer as many classification opportunities as possible throughout the year for new athletes to be classified.  During the COVID-19 pandemic we have developed a new classification protocol which allows the first stage of the classification process to be conducted virtually; this has allowed us to classify athletes more quickly and in the most efficient manner for each athlete. 

Please contact British Triathlon if you you would like to be classified.  Please complete the following classification application form when you make contact as this allows us to deal most efficiently with your request.

Classification Rules

In all cases classification must meet the requirements of the British Triathlon Classification rules.  BTF CLASSIFICATION RULES

For the below cases please see the relevant sections of the rules:

• Part Seven     Medical Review
• Part Nine        Protests
• Part Ten         Appeals

Classified Athletes

You can see a list of all Nationally Classified athletes for competition in Paratriathlon events here.

If you are seeking to understand the classification status of a Paratriathlete then please see the below definitions and codes for paratriathlon classification:

• R (Review) An athlete with Sport Class Status Review (R) must complete classification prior to competing at any subsequent paratriathlon competition unless British Triathlon determines otherwise.
• FRD (Fixed Review Date): An athlete with Sport Class Status Review with a Fixed Review Date (FRD) will be required to attend an Evaluation Session at the first opportunity after the relevant Fixed Review Date. E.G. an athlete with Sport Class Status Review with a Fixed Review Date of 2021 will be required to attend an Evaluation Session at their first opportunity after 01 January 2021.
• C (Confirmed): An athlete with Sport Class Status Confirmed (C) is not required to undergo any further Athlete Evaluation (except for the provisions in the Classification Rules & Regulations concerning Protests, Medical Review and changes to Sport Class criteria).
• NE (Not eligible): An athlete who has an eligible impairment that does not comply with Minimum Impairment Criteria for paratriathlon will be allocated Sport Class Not Eligible (NE).

Non-Eligible Athletes

Like all Paralympic sports not all forms of impairment are eligible to compete in specific paratriathlon competitions.  However all of our national paratriathlon evnets are open to both classified and non classified athletes and athletes are also able to compete in the sport of triathlon.

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