Para triathlon is a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and 5k run
Lauren Parker of Australia, Leanne Taylor of Canada and Kendall Gretsch of the U.S. pose with their medals in Paris on Sept. 2.Winnipeg’s Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women’s wheelchair triathlon Monday.
The five-time world champion, who was born with club hands, is ranked world No.1 in his PTS5 classification. “Coming to the Games was always the goal I set for myself in the hospital when I was injured six years ago,” Taylor said. “The sad thing is that’s triathlon. She and I have both given medals in some ways to each other by making a mistake or having a crash. This has sort of happened back and forth.
“It hasn’t really hit me. A little disbelief, shock. It would have been worse if I didn’t finish. I’m glad that I finished and I got across the line. I'll take some comfort in that in a little bit here.His teammate Kamylle Frenette of Dieppe, N.B., was fourth among PTS5 women.“Sitting on the pontoon, I was overlooking the Eiffel Tower. It’s such a beautiful venue, so really thankful for that.
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