World And Paralympic Records Set At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
The following records were set in various events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The records listed include those broken in a later round of the event. Paralympic and world records set by sport Athletics Cycling (track) Powerlifting Rowing Shooting Swimming See also *World and Olympic records set at the 2016 Summer Olympics 27 world records and 91 Olympic records (exact counts were announced during the closing ceremony) were set in various events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Olympic and world records set by sport Archery Athletics Canoeing ... Notes ReferencesRio 2016 - Paralympics records page {{reflist, 25em 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic records ...
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World Record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizations collates and publishes notable records of many. One of them is the World Records Union that is the unique world records register organization recognized by the Council of the Notariats of the European Union. Terminology In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where the IAAF tracks the record (e.g. the 150 m run or individual events in a decathlon), or because it does not fulfill other rigorous criteria of an otherwise qualifying event (e. ...
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