Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics

Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3] A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games.[4]

Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
Paracanoe pictogram
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http://www.paralympic.org/canoe

Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[5]

Events

Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]

Equipment

Only single kayaks (K1) are used by men and women.[6]

Competitor classification

There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]

  • KL1 - only arms are used for paddling
  • Kl2 - trunk and arms are used for paddling
  • KL3 - legs, trunk and arms are used for paddling

Medal table

Updated to 2016 Summer Paralympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)3025
2 Australia (AUS)1113
3 Ukraine (UKR)1102
4 Poland (POL)1012
5 Germany (GER)0202
6 Austria (AUT)0101
 Hungary (HUN)0101
8 Brazil (BRA)0011
 France (FRA)0011
Totals (9 nations)66618
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References
  1. "BBC Sport - Disability Sports - Canoeing and triathlon added to 2016 Paralympic Games". BBC News. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. "Para-Canoeing added to roster for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio". Paddling Life. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. "Paratriathlon and canoeing for 2016 - Paralympics news - London 2012 | MSN Sport UK". Sport.uk.msn.com. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. "Paracanoe". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-02.


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