Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:	Paracanoeing
Games:	2020 Summer
Venue:	Sea Forest Waterway
Dates:	2–4 September 2021
Competitors:	91 in 9 events^[1]
Prev:	2016
Next:	2024

Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location where the rowing took place.^[2] This was the second appearance of paracanoe in the Paralympic Games and the debut of all three va'a events.

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^{[3] [4]}

Qualification

A total of 91 athletes qualified for paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[1] Each NPC could enter a maximum of 9 athletes (one qualification spot per event); however, an athlete could enter both kayak and va'a events in their assigned categories as long as they contested those events in one of the competitions mentioned below. Qualification spots were allocated through one of the following methods:

• The 6 top ranked athletes in each Paralympic event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships obtain one qualification spot for their NPC.
• The 4 top ranked athletes not already qualified (as above) in each Paralympic event at the 2021 ICF Paracanoe World Cup obtain one qualification spot for their NPC.
  • If the host country hasn't qualified any athletes at a male kayak, male va'a, female kayak or female va'a event, one spot is taken from the 2021 World Cup quota and allocated to the event where an athlete from that country achieved the best rank.
  • At least three continents must be represented in each event. If this minimum is not reached, spots are taken from the 2021 World Cup quota and given to the NPC of the best ranked athlete from a different continent.
  • If there aren't enough NPCs eligible at the 2021 World Cup in a given event, the corresponding 2019 World Championships rank is used to fill the remaining spots.

Competition schedule

Legend

H

Heats

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Schedule^[5]

Event ↓ \ Date →	Sep 2		Sep 3		Sep 4
Men's KL1	H	½	F
Men's KL2	H	½	F
Men's KL3	H	½	F
Men's VL2	H			½	F
Men's VL3	H			½	F
Women's KL1	H			½	F
Women's KL2	H			½	F
Women's KL3	H			½	F
Women's VL2	H	½	F

Participating nations

Qualification slots are allocated as follows:^[6]

NPC	Men					Women				Total
									VL2
										2
										4
										1
										1
										7
										3
										1
										3
										3
										5
										8
										6
										1
										2
										1
										1
										4
										6
										1
										2
										4
										2
										7
										5
										1
										4
										2
										3
Total: 28 NPCs	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	90

Medalists

Men's kayak	KL1
	KL2
	KL3
Men's va'a	VL2
	VL3
Women's kayak	KL1
	KL2
	KL3
Women's va'a	VL2

See also

• Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

External links

• Results book

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canoe Sprint – Number of Entries by NPC. olympics.com. TOCOG. 31 August 2021. 16 September 2021.
2. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide . 12 April 2021 . International Paralympic Committee.
3. Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee . Olympic.org . 24 March 2020.
4. News: Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 . . 30 March 2020.
5. Web site: Paracanoeing Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 26 August 2021 . 26 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826195335/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/paralympic-schedule-and-results.htm . dead .
6. Web site: 1 August 2020 . Tokyo 2020 Paracanoe Qualification Quota Allocation . International Canoe Federation.