Iraq at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:IRQ
Npcname:Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2016
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Flagbearer:Rasool Mohsin
Rank:39
Gold:2
Silver:3
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1992

Iraq competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1] [2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Jawad Al-Musawi earned Iraq a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships in the men's recurve open. He had an upset win against Italy's Roberto Airoldi on his way to earning his spot.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympics categories explained . . 3 September 2008 . 25 December 2015.
  2. News: Making sense of the categories . . 6 October 2000 . 25 December 2015.
  3. News: A-Z of Paralympic classification . . 28 August 2008 . 25 December 2015.
  4. Web site: DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES . World Archery Federation. 24 December 2015. 26 August 2015.