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Paracanoeing
at the XV Paralympic Games
Paracanoeing; at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Dates	14–15 September
Competitors	104
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Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

KL1	men	women
KL2	men	women
KL3	men	women

Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, also simply referred to as canoeing, was held in Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 60 athletes (30 men, 30 women) competing in six sprint style events. This was the first appearance for Para-canoe in the Paralympic Games. ^[1]

Background to inclusion

In 2009, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) began a programme to make the sport accessible to everyone, with the explicit aim of including it in the Paralympic Games for the first time in Rio. In 2010, 31 countries sent participants to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poland. That same year, the sport’s inclusion in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was approved.

In the Paralympic Games, only kayaks, identified by the letter K, are used, and only flatwater sprint events are held. Each boat is adapted according to the functional abilities of its crew members. Athletes with any type of physical-motor disability may participate in competitions.^[2]

Classification

The Olympic and Paralympic versions have similar rules, with the fastest canoeist winning. The competition format features direct classification to the finals and repechage heats to decide which athletes will take part in the final race, in which medals are won.

There are three functional classes: L3, where athletes use their legs, trunk and arms to help paddling; L2, in which athletes use only their trunk and arms; and K1, in which athletes only use their arms. Events are always held along straight line courses marked by buoys, 200 metres long. There are both men’s and women’s races, with events for individuals.^[3]

Qualification

An NPC can be allocated a maximum of one qualification slot per medal event. An NPC can obtain a maximum of three male and three female slots. There must be a minimum of three continents represented in each medal event at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:

Qualification for paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Qualification Event	Men			Women
Qualification Event	MKL1	MKL2	MKL3	WKL1	WKL2	WKL3
2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Milan, Italy	Italy Argentina Brazil China Australia Poland	Austria Australia Brazil Italy Great Britain Slovenia	Germany Great Britain ~~Russia~~ Romania Ukraine Poland	Great Britain Germany Ukraine United States Hungary France	Great Britain Australia Ukraine Hungary Canada Israel	Australia Great Britain France Romania Italy Iran
2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships Duisburg, Germany	Great Britain South Africa Hungary France	Germany Ukraine Hungary Spain	France Ireland Australia Brazil	Chile Australia France Japan	~~Russia~~ China United States Brazil	Canada Brazil United States Sweden
Totals	10	10	10	10	10	10

Medal summary

Medal table

* Host nation (Brazil)

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's KL1 details	Jakub Tokarz Poland	Robert Suba Hungary	Ian Marsden Great Britain
Men's KL2 details	Curtis McGrath Australia	Markus Swoboda Austria	Nick Beighton Great Britain
Men's KL3 details	Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine	Tom Kierey Germany	Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brazil
Women's KL1 details	Jeanette Chippington Great Britain	Edina Muller Germany	Kamila Kubas Poland
Women's KL2 details	Emma Wiggs Great Britain	Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine	Susan Seipel Australia
Women's KL3 details	Anne Dickins Great Britain	Amanda Reynolds Australia	Cindy Moreau France

References

^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.