para canoe
Sign in to savethumb|right|Australian Curtis McGrath celebrates his win in the men's VL3 va'a event at the Tokyo Paralympics. Paracanoe is canoeing for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. The Paralympic version of the sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), and a va'a-specific variant is governed by the International Va'a Federation (IVF).
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9 sectionsContents
- Equipment
- ICF paracanoe
- Classification
- Competition format
- ICF World Championships
- IVF paracanoe
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Australian Curtis McGrath celebrates his win in the men's VL3 va'a event at the Tokyo Paralympics. Paracanoe is canoeing for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. The Paralympic version of the sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), and a va'a-specific variant is governed by the International Va'a Federation (IVF).
A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the Paralympic programme. As a result, paracanoe debuted at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics where single kayak races were contested.