Paracanoe

Paracanoe,by Inès Bouzini

-The start of the Paralympics Games and September fourteenth.Paracanoe is canoeing for athletes with a

range of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation. Paracanoe will

debut at the Summer Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 where single kayak races will be

contested. A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to

add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games. They need a prothesis.

-Great Britain (22) and Brazil (13) have won 35 of the 74 world titles in paracanoe, with Australia (7) the only

other country to have claimed more than six world championship victories. Jeanette Chippington has won 10

of Great Britain's 22 world titles in paracanoe, the most by an individual. She finished second in the KL1

200m at the 2016 World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, having won at least one event in each of the

previous four editions of the competition. The Austrian Markus Swoboda. His six victories include five in the

K1 200m TA, a record for a male or female in a single event.

-Equipments:knee pad, a paddle with double blades and a kayak are used for the K1. A paddle with a blade

and a canoe with pendulum are used for the V1. The K1 used is significantly larger than the standard craft.

In V1, the board to stability of the athlete. The seat and the back support are also suitable elements.