Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take part at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location where rowing will take place too.[1]

Paracanoe at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Sea Forest Waterway
Dates	3 - 5 September 2020
Competitors	90 in 9 events

Qualification

Timeline

Means of qualification	Date	Venue
2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships[2]	21 – 24 August 2019	Szeged
2021 ICF Paracanoe World Cup 1	12 – 16 May 2021	Szeged
Host Country Allocations	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires

Allocation

An NPC can allocate:

• A maximum of one qualification slot per medal event.
• There must be a minimum of three continents represented in each medal event.

Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:[3]

NPC	Men					Women				Total
	KL1	KL2	KL3	VL2	VL3	KL1	KL2	KL3	VL2
Argentina	X									1
Australia			X		X			X	X	4
Austria		X								1
Brazil		X		X	X				X	4
Canada							X			1
Chile						X				1
China	X					X				2
France	X							X		2
Germany			X			X	X		X	4
Great Britain	X		X		X	X	X	X	X	7
Hungary	X			X			X			3
Iran								X		1
Ireland					X					1
Italy	X	X							X	3
Japan						X				1
New Zealand		X								1
Poland				X				X		2
Portugal				X						1
Russia			X	X	X		X		X	5
Spain			X	X						2
Ukraine		X	X			X	X			4
Uzbekistan		X			X			X		3

Medalists

There will be five men's events and four women's events. There are three added events for va'a singles events.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's KL1
Men's KL2
Men's KL3
Men's VL2
Men's VL3
Women's KL1
Women's KL2
Women's KL3
Women's VL2

See also

• Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
2. "2019 ICF Paracanoe World Championships". www.canoeicf.com. 10 October 2018.
3. "Tokyo 2020 Paracanoe Qualification Quota Allocation" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 1 August 2020.