World Governing Body of Triathlons to Use New Anti-Drafting Technology

World Governing Body of Triathlons to Use New Anti-Drafting Technology
Athletes perform in the Mixed Relay race at the World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg 2021 in Hamburg, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2021. Joern Pollex/Getty Images for World Triathlon Series
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World Triathlon is looking to use new anti-drafting technology to ensure fairer competition among athletes, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday.

RaceRanger, an electronic sensor system, is designed to improve fairness around the issue of drafting on the bike section of non-drafting triathlons, which make up around 85 percent of triathlon competitions around the world.