North Korea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

North Korea at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code PRK
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 2 in 1 sports
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances

North Korea is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 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, 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Athletics

Song Kum-jong about to board the bus to attend the Opening Ceremonies of the Rio Games.

Two North Korean athletes are participating at the Rio Games. One is female shot putter Song Kum-jong.[4]

Men's Track
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kim Chol Ung
(Guide – Ri Kum Song)		 1500 m T11 Disqualified Did not advance
Women's Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Song Kum Jong Discus F56-57 12.08 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "North Korean Athletes Arrive in Rio for Summer Paralympics", The Korea Bizwire, 5 September 2016
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.