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]
Competitorsedit
The following table lists Trinidad and Tobago's delegation per sport and gender.
^"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.
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trinidad, tobago, 2016, summer, paralympics, trinidad, tobago, competed, 2016, summer, paralympics, janeiro, brazil, from, september, september, 2016, trinidad, tobago, the2016, summer, paralympicsipc, codetriin, janeirocompetitors3, sportsmedalsranked, 56thgo. Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 7 September to 18 September 2016 Trinidad and Tobago at the2016 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeTRIin Rio de JaneiroCompetitors3 in 2 sportsMedalsRanked 56thGold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3Summer Paralympics appearances overview 198419881992 20082012201620202024 Contents 1 Disability classifications 2 Competitors 3 Medalists 4 Athletics 5 Swimming 6 See also 7 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 Competitors editThe following table lists Trinidad and Tobago s delegation per sport and gender Sport Men Women Total Athletics 1 1 2 Swimming 0 1 1 Total 1 2 3Medalists editThe following competitors from Trinidad and Tobago won medals at the games In the by discipline sections below medalists names are bolded Medal Name Sport Event Date nbsp Gold Akeem Stewart Athletics Men s Javelin F42 44 9 September nbsp Silver Akeem Stewart Athletics Men s Discus F43 44 16 September nbsp Bronze Nyoshia Cain Athletics Women s 100 m T43 44 17 September Medals by sport Sport nbsp nbsp nbsp Total Athletics 1 1 1 3 Total 1 1 1 3 Medals by day Day nbsp nbsp nbsp Total September 9 1 0 0 1 September 16 0 1 0 1 September 17 0 0 1 1 Total 1 1 1 3Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Men s Field Athlete Event 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Rank Akeem Stewart Discus F43 44 56 03 61 70 60 83 60 82 60 53 61 72 61 72 nbsp Javelin F42 44 57 23 56 64 56 84 53 94 55 77 57 32 57 32 WR nbsp Women s Track Athlete Events Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Nyoshia Cain 100 m T43 44 13 32 2 Q 13 10 nbsp 200 m T43 44 Disqualified did not advanceSwimming editMain article Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Women Athlete Events Heats Final Time Rank Time Rank Shanntol Ince 50 m freestyle S9 33 38 21 did not advance 100 m freestyle S9 1 12 41 23 did not advance 400 m freestyle S9 5 31 06 17 did not advance 100 m butterfly S9 1 20 12 19 did not advanceSee also editTrinidad and Tobago 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1180704195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
