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    Rio 2016: the qualifiers so far

    08.01.2015

    In 2014, 271 Paralympic places were decided for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in 10 sports.

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    Although the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are not until next year, the race to qualify well and truly started in 2014 with places in 10 Paralympic sports up for grabs.

    In total 271 Paralympic places have been filled and come 2016 there will be 4,350 Paralympic athletes competing for medals in South America’s first Paralympic Games.

    “It’s been a really exciting year as the first athletes and teams have won places at the Games,” said Melina Xanthopoulou, Rio 2016’s Sport Entries Manager. “It makes them and us here at the committee feel even closer to the Games, and it inspires everyone here to ensure we prepare the perfect conditions for the athletes to shine on their big days.”

    See below for an overview of the qualifying tournaments held in 2014:

    Football 5-a-side

    Argentina was the first country to qualify for Rio 2016, as runner-up in November’s World Championship in Tokyo, Japan. Brazil, who already had their place guaranteed as host nation, won the world title.

    Football 7-a-side

    Ukraine as winners of the European Championships in Maia, Portugal, are the only team to qualify so far.

    Equestrian

    Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany were the first to qualify for the team event, via the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.

    Goalball

    The World Championships in Espoo, Finland, qualified three women’s teams (the USA, Russia and Turkey) and two men’s teams (Finland and the USA).

    Judo

    Nine countries secured the 13 places up for grabs at the World Championships in Colorado Springs, USA: Ukraine (3), Azerbaijan (2), China (2), Algeria, USA, Hungary, Mexico, Russia and Uzbekistan.

    Wheelchair rugby

    Australia qualified for the Rio 2016 Games by defeating Canada in the final to win the World Championship in Odense, Denmark.

    Wheelchair tennis

    Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Thailand’s Sakhorn Khanthasit were the first to qualify for Rio by winning the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games titles in South Korea.

    Shooting

    Of the 150 Paralympic Games places, 63 were decided at the IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany. With 11 spots, South Korea will be a strong contender.

    Sailing

    The World Championships in Halifax, Canada, qualified 39 athletes from 10 countries: Australia (6), Great Britain (6), France (4), Germany (4), Norway (4), Canada (6), Greece (3), USA (3), Italy (2) and Finland.

    Sitting volleyball

    As the first qualifying tournament in all sports for the Rio 2016 Games, the World Championships in Elblag, Poland, qualified the women’s teams from China and USA and the men’s teams from Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iran. The Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea, qualified the women’s team from Iran and the men’s team from China.

    Qualification for the Paralympic Games is an ongoing process and final entries will only be officially confirmed in August 2016. Entries are recommended by national federations or sport organisations to their respective National Paralympic Committees, who decide on final selections.

    The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification criteria can be found here.

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