The
United Arab Emirates sent athletes to 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 ...
in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
disability categories;
amputation
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...
, 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
Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...
, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example
dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...
or
multiple sclerosis
Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...
.
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
swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Archery
The country sent athletes to the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi, Russia as part of their 2016 qualifying campaign.
Athletics
Several athletics from the United Arab Emirates were in the qualification hunt for the 2016 Games. Part of their qualification efforts involved participating in the Athletics IPC Grand Prix Competition 2014. Among these athletes was
2004 Paralympian and world record holder
Hamda Al Hosni, who has had epilepsy since she was two years old. Other UAE athletes working on their qualifying campaign at the event include
Siham Al Rasheedi and
Aisha Al Khalidy. Siham is a member of the
Dubai Club for the Disabled and competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
. Aisha is a member of
Khor Fakkan Club and competed at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Thuraya Al Zaabi, the first woman to represent the UAE at the Paralympics when she represented the country in 2008, attempted to qualify for Rio at the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in the javelin and shot put. She took up sport at the age of 29 after having a stroke.
The country sent athletes to the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi, Russia as part of their 2016 qualifying campaign.
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Shooting
The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United Arab Emirates earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R7 – 50m rifle 3 positions Men SH1 event as a result of Obaid Aldahmani winning a bronze medal. Abdulla Sultan Alaryani gave the UAE a second berth for Rio in the R3 – 10Mm Air Rifle Prone Mix SH1 event. Abdulla Saif Alaryani finishing gave the country a third shooting spot in Rio after his finish in the R6 – 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event.
Swimming
The country sent athletes to the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi, Russia as part of their 2016 qualifying campaign.[
]
Table tennis
The country sent athletes to the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi, Russia as part of their 2016 qualifying campaign.[
]
See also
*United Arab Emirates at the 2016 Summer Olympics
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee selected a team ...
References
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2016 in Emirati sport