The men's individual pursuit class
C2 track
cycling event at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
took place on 26 August 2021 at the
Izu Velodrome
The Izu Velodrome is a velodrome in Shizuoka, Japan. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,600 people. It was opened in 2011, and was selected as the venue to host the track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics i ...
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Japan
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. This class is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 11 cyclists all coming from different nations, will be competing in this event.
Competition format
The competition begins with the qualifying round where all 12 cyclists are divided into 6 heats, 2 cyclists in each heat except for heat 1 which will only contain 1 cyclist; they will compete on a time trial basis. The 2 fastest in the qualifying round would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final. The distance of this event is 3000m. The event finals are held on the same day as the qualifying.
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+9)
Records
Results
Qualifying
Finals
References
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Men's individual pursuit C2