Rowing at the Summer Paralympics explained

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Rowing at the Summer Paralympics has been part of the competition since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Rowing as a sport has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1896 Summer Olympics. Pararowing at the Paralympics is under the jurisdiction of the International Rowing Federation (or FISA, its French acronym) the same as the Olympics.

Disciplines and events

DisciplineEventYear Introduced
Men's single sculls AS (Arms and Shoulders) 2008, as A (Arms only)
Women's Single ScullsAS (Arms and Shoulders) 2008, as A (Arms only)
Mixed Double Sculls TA (Trunk and Arms) 2008
Mixed Four CoxedLTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms)2008

Race distances

All races are raced over a 1000 m[1] straight course, whereas the Olympic distance is 2000 m.

Qualification

There is a limited number of crews permitted to race, so the International Rowing Federation holds qualification events in order to determine who competes at the Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, each National Olympic Committee can only have one boat per event.

Medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Nations

List of all athletes that participated in all events (both men's and women's).

Nations 23 23 25 25
New Nations 23 3 6 5 37
Competitors 108 108 108 108 432

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympic Rowing - Information, History, Rules | London 2012 . 2012-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911073339/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/rowing/about/index.html . 2012-09-11 .