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Iulian Șerban
Iulian Șerban (25 February 1985 – 6 January 2021) was a Romanian paracanoeist who competed from the late 2000s onwards. He was a three time world champion, five time European champion and the first Romanian man to compete in canoeing in the Paralympics. Biography Early life Șerban was born in Olănești, Vâlcea County. He grew up with his mother and brother in Colentina, after his father died when he was 11 years old. He began canoeing in 1998 after following his mother and brother into the sport, who were both national champions. He would continue canoeing in his youth, before leaving the sport aged 19 to pursue work. Injury In May 2006, he was rushing to catch a train at Bușteni station when he fell under the wheels, losing his right leg and suffering multiple injuries. Șerban was 21 years old. He would spend over seven months in bed enduring 20 operations. Return to canoe After recovery, Șerban turned back to the water and to canoeing. He would be the first ...
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Paracanoe
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. Equipment The two main types of paracanoe boat are kayaks (K), with a double-blade paddle, and outrigger canoes called va'a Vaʻa is a word in Samoan language, Samoan, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian and Tahitian language, Tahitian which means 'boat', 'canoe' or 'ship'. It is cognate with other Polynesian words such as ''vaka (sailing), vaka'' or the Māori language, Māo ...s (V) where the paddler has a second hull as a support float and uses a single blade paddle with a T-top handle. ICF par ...
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2016 Summer Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: paracanoe, canoeing and the paratriathlon. The lead-up to these Paralympics were met with financial shortcomings attributed to tepid sponsor interest and ticket sales, which resulted in cuts to volunteer staffing and transport, the re-location of events and the partial deconstruction of the Deodoro Military Club, Deodoro venue cluster. However, ticket sales b ...
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Sportspeople From Vâlcea County
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track and field and marathon runners but excluding e.g. swimmers, footballers or basketball players. However, in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter definition, the word sportsperson or the gendered sportsman or sportswoman are also used. A third definition is also sometimes used, meaning anyone who is physically fit regardless of whether they compete in a sport. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise, accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the , ''at ...
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ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Medalists In Paracanoe
ICF may refer to: Business * ICF International, an American consulting firm * Integral Coach Factory, an Indian manufacturer of rail coaches in Chennai ** ICF coach * International Cablemakers Federation * International Cremation Federation * FIDE, whose English name is ICF (International Chess Federation) Government organizations * ICF Colony, a neighbourhood of Chennai associated with the Integral Coach Factory * Intermediate Care Facility, provider of residential care * Institut Català de Finances, a public financial institution owned by the Government of Catalonia Non-profit organizations * International Curling Federation, a former name for the World Curling Federation * Inter City Firm, a "hooligan firm" associated with West Ham United F.C. * Inter-School Christian Fellowship * International Canoe Federation, the world governing body for canoe and kayak sports * International Carrom Federation, the governing body for the sport of carrom * International Christian Fel ...
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Paralympic Canoeists For Romania
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disability, disabilities. There are Winter Paralympic Games, Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics began as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in Stoke Mandeville Games, 1948. The 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960 Games in Rome drew 400 athletes with disabilities from 23 countries, as proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio. Currently it is one of the largest international sporting events: the 2020 Summer Paralympics featuring 4,520 athletes from 163 National Paralympic Committees. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes. The ...
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