Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
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Paracanoe will debut at the Summer Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.[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 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 will consist of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events will be held.[5]
Equipment
Only single kayaks (K1) will be 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Disability Sports - Canoeing and triathlon added to 2016 Paralympic Games". BBC News. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "Para-Canoeing added to roster for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio". Paddling Life. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "Paratriathlon and canoeing for 2016 - Paralympics news - London 2012 | MSN Sport UK". Sport.uk.msn.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- 1 2 "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- 1 2 3 "Paracanoe". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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