Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Paratriathlon PTS4

number 429 from china second at the world championships the chinese athlete back in 2019. some exciting racing and one of the big question marks is due to the covert lockdowns a lot of these athletes have had mixed preparations as we've just confirmed that start list for you so the form guide you can throw that away because what happened back in 2019 a lot can change over two years the fact that they do just need to try and conserve as much energy as possible but i tell you what aren't those conditions just idyllic so it'll be five four laps on the bike when they do come out of the swim and then four laps on the run total distance of 20 kilometers on the bike total distance of five kilometers on the run so set for a start at the paralympics tokyo 2020 this is the gold medal race for the men's pts4 so important they get out quickly try and get some clear water if you're a stronger swimmer well the second edition of triathlon at the paralympics is underway athletes from nations right around the world trying to etch their name in the history box trying to ride a new chapter in the history of this sport at the highest level races is that you can't have the euro bars you can't have anything that extends beyond take his hands off the bars he can drink in that position the same with wang he'll be able to make sure he stays hydrated see now wang we look here amputee but he will you would thought coming into the run he would then come into his own bunch well you're out there for a training ride and it's easy to absorb much harder to absorb fluid when you're on the aero bars like we're seeing here like we're seeing from michael taylor coming up on wang and then drinking and then trying to absorb when you're nervous your heart rate's high but as we alluded to earlier you've got to practice drinking eating under duress you really haven't it's important so make sure you get those fluids in on the bike once you get to the run when it's too late you need to this is the time when your heart rate might be slightly lower as well you haven't got the movement of up and down as much as you get with the run but basically by the time you've got to the run you need to have any nutrition already on board when it's just a 5k so the bike is the time to do that and you have got to be disciplined you might not feel like wanting a drink you might not feel like you need one you might not right now but you're looking at the bigger picture you're looking towards the latter stages of the race where the intensity gets up so there we go 229 sanchez palomiro and we've seen another change so wang has actually moved in front of taylor rather than i thought there at one point taylor might be coming past wang but wang having a really really good race the man from china who has been second at the world championships back in 2019 oh well so here we go the japanese air three coming britain's michael taylor in there antonio franco also in contention and we'll see if there's going to be some significant place changes again in this final phase of the men's pts4 well this is just who's prepared to hurt himself the most in the run it's tough it's a weight-bearing sport you're going to feel like you've got jelly in the legs coming off the bike it's a it is japan and third it is spain oh just taking a look here that is the difficulty but he gets himself back up honky well just touching that white paint on the road support from those supporters who have been able to make it down to the outside of these closed roads volunteers loving every moment of these paralympic games now he's about to come past wang now people a world-class athlete a man who has set the standard for so long very special moment the fourth place goes to wang ciao from china strong finish for the chinese that 5k run but not enough to catch sanchez palomero