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Puerto Rico At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Puerto Rico competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. 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. 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 swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's Individual Compound Open
The Men's individual compound open archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... was contested from September 10 to September 13. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 13. In the ranking rounds each archer shot 72 arrows, and was seeded according to score. In the knock-out stages each archer shot three arrows per set against an opponent, and scores were aggregated. Matches were won by the archer with the highest aggregate. Losing semifinalists competed in a bronze medal match. Ranking Round PR = Paralympic Record. Knockout state Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Puerto Rico competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico, COPUR) sent a team of 40 athletes, 13 men and 27 women, to compete in 15 sports at the Games. The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was 15 athletes larger than those who attended the London Games four years earlier, and also featured more female participants than men for the first time. Puerto Rican athletes made their Olympic debut in table tennis, triathlon, and women's indoor volleyball. Puerto Rico was also represented for the first time in taekwondo after 8 years, diving, equestrian, and tennis after 12 years, and road cycling after 20 years. Of the 40 participants, twenty-nine of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, including table tennis players Brian Afanador and 15-year-old Adriana Diaz, tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metre Backstroke S9
The women's 100 metre backstroke S9 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium The Olympic Aquatics Stadium ( pt, Estádio Aquático Olímpico) was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimming events, Synchronized swimming at t .... Three heats were held, with six swimmers each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Ellie Cole. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows: Source: Heats Heat 1 09:52 16 September 2016 Heat 2 09:56 16 September 2016 Heat 3 10:00 16 September 2016 Final 17:50 16 September 2016 References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 Metre Freestyle S9
The women's 50 metre freestyle S9 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 12 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium The Olympic Aquatics Stadium ( pt, Estádio Aquático Olímpico) was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimming events, Synchronized swimming at t .... Three heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 11:33 13 September 2016: Heat 2 11:36 13 September 2016: Heat 3 11:38 13 September 2016: Final 19:55 13 September 2016: Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle S9 Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Acuña Sánchez
Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. Notable people with the name include: People In arts and entertainment * Paola Del Medico (born 1950), Swiss singer *Paola e Chiara, pop music duo consisting of two sisters born in Milan, Italy * Paola Foka (born 1982), Greek singer *Paola Gaviria known as Power Paola (born 1977), Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist *Paola Oliveira, Brazilian actress *Suzanne Paola (born 1956), American poet and author * Paola Rey (born 1979), Colombian actress * Paola Rojas (born 1976), Mexican television news personality * Paola Turbay (born 1970), Colombian actress * Danna Paola (born 1995), Mexican actress and singer * Paola Lázaro (born 1994), Puerto Rican actress and playwright In politics *Paola Balducci (born 1949), Italian politician and jurist * Paola Concia (born 1963), Italian politician * Paola De Micheli (born 1973), Italian politician * Paola Pabón (born 1978) Ecuadorian politician and feminist *Paola Pinna (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke SB12
The Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB12 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... took place on 13 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 10:56 13 September 2016: Heat 2 11:00 13 September 2016: Final 19:00 13 September 2016: Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB12 Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle S12
The Men's 50 metre freestyle S12 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 17 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium The Olympic Aquatics Stadium ( pt, Estádio Aquático Olímpico) was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimming events, Synchronized swimming at t .... Three heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 10:14 17 September 2016: Heat 2 10:17 17 September 2016: Heat 3 10:19 17 September 2016: Final 18:00 17 September 2016: Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle S12 Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darvin Báez Eliza
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Osvaldas Bareikis
Osvaldas Bareikis (born 19 December 1993) is a Lithuanian Paralympic judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2016, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 66 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. References External links * * * Living people 1993 births People from Ukmergė Lithuanian male judoka Paralympic judoka for Lithuania Paralympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Paralympic medalists in judo Judoka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics {{Lithuania-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utkirjon Nigmatov
Utkirjon Nigmatov (born 10 September 1990)is an Uzbek judoka and Paralympian competing in the weight category up to 66 kg. He is the champion of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, a medalist in World Championships, winner of the Summer Para Asian Games, and a medalist in World Cup and Grand Prix events in Para Judo. Career In 2014, at the World Judo Championships for the visually impaired in Colorado, USA, he won a silver medal in his weight category, losing in the final to Bayram Mustafayev from Azerbaijan. In 2015, at the World Games for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Seoul, South Korea, in the judo competition in the weight category up to 66 kg, he claimed victory in the final over Mongolian judoka Munkhbat Aajim. In 2016, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the weight category up to 66 kg, he secured a victory in the final over Azerbaijani judoka Bayram Mustafayev, earning an Olympic gold medal. In the same year, the President of Uzb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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