Q. What are the requirements for the Physically Challenged Lottery?
Five names will be drawn for the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship from the total applicants applying in the Physically Challenged categories. The following defines the physically challenged divisions for the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship Lottery:
DIVISIONS
Lower Extremity - This includes single below-the-knee amputees, in which a standard bicycle is used, and run with prosthesis or crutches.
Wheelchair One - This division consists of single above-the-knee amputees who ride a standard bicycle, but use a racing chair on the run.
Wheelchair Two - This division consists of athletes who have double below-the-knee or a double above-the-knee amputation. These athletes ride a standard bicycle and use a racing chair on the run.
Upper Extremity - This is an athlete who has one arm amputated above or below the elbow, in which they will use prosthesis on the bike.
Visually Impaired - This is for athletes who are legally blind, 20/200 with best-corrected vision, requiring a guide throughout the race. If a guide is needed, they may use a tandem bike and may be tethered during the swim and the run.
Athletes are required to submit a medical description of physical disability from primary care physician.
Upon review of information received, all eligible athletes will be registered for the Physically Challenged Lottery. Any application received with incomplete information will not be processed for Lottery selection. Any decision on whether or not an athlete meets the criteria for a specific division is at WTC’s sole discretion. All athletes chosen will need to complete an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 branded event within one year of the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship.
Q. Are there Lottery slots for Handcycle athletes?
No. Physically challenged athletes who are paraplegic, quadriplegic or double above-the-knee amputees, and race using a hand cranked cycle on the bike segment and a racing chair for the run segment will be able to compete slots at IRONMAN Cairns (2), IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake (3) and IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg (2).
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