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]
Funding and supportedit
Funding issues proved a major challenge for Zimbabwe's participation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. This was in part a result of only 220,000 of the 2.5 million tickets to watch the Games in Rio being sold a month ahead of the Games. The NPC had been promised US$8,000 to cover the team's travel to Rio. Less than a month prior to the Games, they were informed they would get only US$6,000 and this money would not be delivered until after the conclusion of the Games.[4][5]
Medalsedit
Zimbabwe finished the 2016 Games ranked fourth all time for total medals won by African countries, with 23 gold, 26 silver and 20 bronze medals for a total of 69 medals. They were ahead of fifth ranked Algeria who had 19 gold, 13 silver and 25 bronze medals for 57 all time. They were behind third ranked Tunisia who had 74 all time, of which 32 were gold, 28 silver and 14 bronze.[6]
Rowing made a commitment to developing the sport in Africa, with three countries getting four totals berths to the Rio Games: Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Only the South African boat in the LTAMix4+ made it through to the finals.[7]
Zimbabwe was granted a Bipartite Commission invitation for a team of four rowers plus a coxswain, to compete in the LTA4+, mixed coxed fours event.[8]
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^Pavitt, Michael (28 May 2016). "Eight bipartite rowing berths awarded for Rio 2016 Paralympics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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zimbabwe, 2016, summer, paralympics, zimbabwe, sent, athletes, across, different, sports, 2016, summer, paralympics, janeiro, brazil, from, september, september, 2016, zimbabwe, the2016, summer, paralympicsipc, codezimnpczimbabwe, national, paralympic, committ. Zimbabwe sent six athletes across two different sports to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 7 September to 18 September 2016 Zimbabwe at the2016 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeZIMNPCZimbabwe National Paralympic Committeein Rio de JaneiroCompetitors6 in 2 sportsFlag bearerTakudzwa GwariroMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 19601964196819721976198019841988 199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Disability classifications 2 Funding and support 3 Medals 4 Athletics 5 Rowing 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 Funding and support editFunding issues proved a major challenge for Zimbabwe s participation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics This was in part a result of only 220 000 of the 2 5 million tickets to watch the Games in Rio being sold a month ahead of the Games The NPC had been promised US 8 000 to cover the team s travel to Rio Less than a month prior to the Games they were informed they would get only US 6 000 and this money would not be delivered until after the conclusion of the Games 4 5 Medals editZimbabwe finished the 2016 Games ranked fourth all time for total medals won by African countries with 23 gold 26 silver and 20 bronze medals for a total of 69 medals They were ahead of fifth ranked Algeria who had 19 gold 13 silver and 25 bronze medals for 57 all time They were behind third ranked Tunisia who had 74 all time of which 32 were gold 28 silver and 14 bronze 6 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Women s TrackAthlete Events Heat FinalTime Rank Time RankLaina Sithole 100 m T13 13 68 5 did not advanceRowing editMain article Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics See also Zimbabwe Rowing team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Rowing made a commitment to developing the sport in Africa with three countries getting four totals berths to the Rio Games Kenya Zimbabwe and South Africa Only the South African boat in the LTAMix4 made it through to the finals 7 Zimbabwe was granted a Bipartite Commission invitation for a team of four rowers plus a coxswain to compete in the LTA4 mixed coxed fours event 8 Athlete s Event Heats Repechage FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankMargret BangajenaMichelle GarnettTakudzwa GwariroPrevious WiriJessica Davis C Mixed coxed four 4 08 63 6 R 4 13 76 5 FB 4 07 56 12Qualification Legend FA Final A medal FB Final B non medal R RepechageSee also editZimbabwe 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 Cullum Barney August 21 2016 Paralympics vital in breaking down barriers for disabled people in Africa Independent Archived from the original on 2022 05 07 Retrieved August 24 2016 Kiernan Paul Troianovski Anton Parkin Benjamin 2016 08 16 Amid Financial Woes Paralympic Games See Weak Ticket Sales The Wall Street Journal Rio de Janeiro ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved 2016 08 24 All Time Africa Paralympics Medal Table CCTV Africa newsvideo su Retrieved 2016 10 25 Rowing Five things we learned from Rio 2016 www paralympic org Retrieved 2016 10 25 Pavitt Michael 28 May 2016 Eight bipartite rowing berths awarded for Rio 2016 Paralympics insidethegames biz Retrieved 7 June 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1137386424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
