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]
No broadcaster had the rights to the Games in Papua New Guinea. The Games were available via live streaming on the International Paralympic Committee website.[5]
^"Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^"Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^"A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^. Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^"Papua New Guinea Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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papua, guinea, 2016, summer, paralympics, papua, guinea, competed, 2016, summer, paralympics, janeiro, brazil, from, september, september, 2016, papua, guinea, the2016, summer, paralympicsipc, codepngnpcpapua, guinea, paralympic, committeein, janeirocompetitor. Papua New Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 7 September to 18 September 2016 Papua New Guinea at the2016 Summer ParalympicsIPC codePNGNPCPapua New Guinea Paralympic Committeein Rio de JaneiroCompetitors2 in 1 sportsMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 19841988 19962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Disability classifications 2 Athletics 2 1 Men s track 2 2 Women s track 3 Broadcasting 4 See also 5 ReferencesDisability classifications editMain 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 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Men s track edit Athlete Events Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Samuel Nason 400 m T45 47 53 64 4 did not advance Women s track edit Joyleen Jeffrey was the opening ceremonies flag bearer for Papua New Guinea 4 Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Joyleen Jeffrey 100 m T12 15 33 3 did not advance 200 m T12 32 78 4 did not advanceBroadcasting editNo broadcaster had the rights to the Games in Papua New Guinea The Games were available via live streaming on the International Paralympic Committee website 5 See also editPapua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer OlympicsReferences edit Paralympics categories explained ABC 3 September 2008 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Making sense of the categories BBC Sport 6 October 2000 Retrieved 25 December 2015 A Z of Paralympic classification BBC Sport 28 August 2008 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Rio2016 com International Paralympic Committee 7 September 2016 Archived from the original on 15 September 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2016 Papua New Guinea Paralympics Rio 2016 Medals Athletes amp News www paralympic org Retrieved 2016 08 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1137380114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
