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SAILING
Overview
The Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games introduced Sailing as a demonstration sport,
leading to its acceptance as a full medal sport at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
This sport is open to athletes with an amputation, cerebral palsy,
blindness/visual impairment, spinal injuries and les autres. The objective in
sailing is to navigate a set course in a faster time than your opponents.
Athletes compete in three events, which are non-gender specific: The
Single-Person and Three-Person Keelboats are open to most disability groups,
while the Two-Person Keelboat event is specifically designed for athletes with a
severe disability.
Events
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Single-Person Keelboat (2.4mR)
- Two-Person
Keelboat (SKUD18)
- Three-Person
Keelboat (Sonar)
Classification
A scoring system that assigns points based on level of ability allows athletes
from different disability groups to compete together in this Paralympic sport.
After the evaluation of athletes with a functional disability by the
Classification Committee, they are awarded points, based on their functional
abilities, ranging from one to seven, starting from 1 for the lowest and 7 for
the highest level of functionality. Athletes with a vision impairment are placed
into one of three competition classes, based on their visual acuity and field of
vision.
To ensure the participation of athletes with all point counts and from all
classes of disability, there is a maximum point count, which a crew of three
persons must not exceed. The maximum aggregate of its members' points for Sonar
must not be over 14. This enables sailors with a more severe physical disability
to compete in Paralympic Sailing.
Links
»
Yachting
New Zealand
»
International
Association for Disabled Sailing
»
International
Paralympic Committee
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