Russia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Russia at the Paralympic Games

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Russia has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in 5-a-side football, 7-a-side footbal, archery, cycling, goalball and paracanoeing.

Disability classifications

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]

5-a-side football

Russia qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football European Championships. Russia opened their qualifying after beating France 1 - 0, with the lone goal coming from Egorov. In their second game of group play, they drew 0 - 0 with Belgium. Their third game of group play saw them draw with Spain 0 - 0. Their final game of group play was against Greece, whom they defeate 1 - 0 with a goal from Egorov. This put them second in their group going into elimination play where they met England who finished first in their group. The game ended in a 0 - 0 draw, with Russia winning 1 - 0 on penalties. Russia's goal came from Loktionov.[4][5]

Football 7-a-side football

The Russia national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Games after winning the 2015 CP World Championships, defeating reigning European champions Ukraine.[6][7][8] They went into the competition as the top ranked team in the world. The team was in Group B with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Germany.[9]

Archery

Russia qualified ten archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. This included two spots in the compound open, 1 for a man and 1 for a woman, six spots in the recurve open with 3 for men and 3 for women, and two spots, a man and a woman, in the W1 event. Archers helping Russia in their qualifying campaign at this competition include Bato Tsydendorzhiev, Margarita Sidorenko, Svetlana Barantseva, Irina Rossiyskaya, Sergey Khutakov, Anton Zaypaev and Stepanida Artakhinova.[10]

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Russia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[11][12]

Goalball

The Russia women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing second at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[13][14]

Judo

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Russia earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Abdula Kuramagomedov in the men's -100 kg event. The B2 Judoka finished first in his class.[15][16]

Paracanoeing

Russia earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Alexandra Dupik earned the spot for Russia after finishing fourth in the women's KL1 event. Nadezda Andreeva earned a second spot for Ukraine after finishing fifth in the women's KL2 event. Leonid Krylov earned a third spot for Russia after finishing third in the men's KL3 event.[17][18]

Rowing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Russia qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with a fourth place finish in a time of 04:56.780.[19][20]

Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Russia earned a qualifying spot at this event in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event as a result of Sergey Malyshev winning a silver medal. Valeriy Ponomarenko earned a second spot in the same event for Russia. Tatiana Ryabchenko gave Russia a third spot in Rio, this one in the R6 – 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event. Sergey Nochevnoy gave Russia their fourth spot at Rio, this time in the R3 – 10Mm Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event.[21][22][23]

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Antonina Zhukova in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event.[22][24]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Nikolai Krygin earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R5- Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event.[22][25]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Natalia Dalekova earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol event. Andrey Kozhemyakin earned a second spot for Russia at this competition in the R7 Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.[22][26]

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Denis Tarasov earned Russia a spot after winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly S8. Alexander Makarov earned Russia another spot after winning silver in the Men's 200m Freestyle S3. Roman Zhdanov earned Russia a third spot after winning silver in the Men's 200m Freestyle S4. Andrei Granichka earned Russia a fourth spot after winning silver in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6. The fifth spot for Russia was earned by Valeriia Shabalina who won silver in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB14. The sixth spot was earned by Ani Palian who won silver in the Women's 100m Freestyle S7. Anna Krivshina grabbed a seventh spot for Russia after winning gold in the Women's 50m Freestyle S13. Dmitrii Kokarev earned the country's eighth spot after winning silver in the Men's 100m Backstroke S2. Iurii Luchkin earned Russia´s ninth spot in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB5 with a gold medal finish.[27][28]

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Blind Football Qualifying" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "IBSA BLIND FOOTBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 HEREFORD, UNITED KINGDOM" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Paralympian" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "CP Football Qualifying" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Paralympic Qualification Update". IFCPF. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Europe’s top football 7-a-side teams battle for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification". Rio 2016. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Goalball Qualification System" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Download — xls - 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships". International Paralympic Blind Sports Association. 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "JUDO QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Download — pdf - 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships — results and final standings" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships — Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Rowing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "(ASM1x) AS Men's Single Sculls — Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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