Petty Selected To Officiate Paralympics Triathlon
The World Triathlon organisation announced the Technical Officials that will officiate at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, which includes Bermuda’s Patricia Petty.
Ms Petty — who received the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honor award for her services to the sport of triathlon back in 2019 – has been selected as one of International Technical Officials of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
“There will be 43 National Federations represented, and for the first time ever, 50% of the Officials selected are female, going one step further on the commitment with gender balance within the organization,” the WTS said. “All five Continents are represented in this selection, with representatives of 13 countries officiating at the Olympics or Paralympics for the first time”
“The Technical Officials were selected in accordance with World Triathlon’s Technical Officials Appointment Rules, which is a multi-phase process that involves creation of eligible list of officials, proposals from the National Federations from the list of eligible officials, selection by the World Triathlon Technical Committee and Technical Delegates and finally approval from the World Triathlon Executive Board.”
Congratulations, Patty!
Very well deserved!
Trudi
Congratulations cousin Patty. I am so very proud of you.????