Bipartite places for Paralympic rowing allocated

Results and universality were taken into account by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Rowing Federation (FISA) for the allocation of these final spots.

This Bipartite allocation has offered two positions each to Belarus (TAMix2x and LTAMix4+) and Russia (TA2x and LTA4+) while the following countries are each offered one of the remaining positions Hungary (ASW1x), Japan (ASW1x), Germany (ASM1x) and Argentina (ASM1x). FISA awaits the final confirmation from the National Paralympic Committees in each of these countries.

The addition of Hungary, Japan and Argentina means that three more countries will be competing in adaptive rowing at the Paralympic Games bringing the total number of countries to 23. Of these countries Ukraine and Brazil have the highest representation with a boat in all four of the adaptive rowing events. These events are the AS women’s single sculls (ASW1x), AS men’s single sculls (ASM1x), TA mixed double sculls (TAMix2x) and LTA mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+).  

The total number of adaptive rowers at the 2012 London Paralympic Games is now allocated: a total of 96 athletes in four different classes of boats for a total of 48 boats.  

The process of selection for the Paralympic Games began at last year’s World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, where eight spots in each event were claimed. Then at the start of May this year, the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Belgrade, Serbia, added two more positions per event. The Bipartite Invitation added the final two spots in each boat class.

Adaptive rowing at the Paralympic Games begins 31 August 2012. It will be raced on the Eton Dorney Olympic Regatta Course with the race distance set at 1000m.

Click here to view the Paralympic Qualification Chart.