Patty Petty Reflects On Paralympic Triathlon
[Written by Stephen Wright]
Patty Petty has reflected on her experience as a technical official for World Triathlon at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Patty, a founding member of the Bermuda Triathlon Association [BTA] in 1981, has attended three Olympic Games as an official for the sport’s international governing body [Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016] and once as a Bermuda team manager [Athens 2004].
“What a great experience,” Petty told Bernews. “[It’s] more work than the individual event.
“All worth it. [It was] emotional to see how these athletes are so determined and still have a smile on their face.”
Petty, a Bermuda triathlon team manager at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, added: “It was an amazing experience with old and new friends from all over the world.
“The three technical delegates, Thanos from Greece, Laura from Italy and Felix from Mexico did an astonishing job over the last few years to make this event such a showcase to the world.
“There was a great deal of knowledge to be learned. So grateful and very privileged to be part of this amazing team.”
The triathlon events at the Paralympics were held on September 2.
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