Paris 2024 Paralympic Games | Programme, favourites… Everything you need to know about the Para canoe events:
This year, the sport of para canoe will be included on the schedule of the Paralympic Games for the third time in its history. Specifically, the dates of September 6, 7, and 8 have been reserved for the numerous games that are scheduled to take place. It is currently the sixth, seventh, and eighth of September, and all three of these dates are present. The spectacular water sports complex that is situated in Vaires-sur-Marne will serve as the venue for the competition, since this has been settled upon. The competition will take place at this particular location, which has been selected.
Where?
The Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium (Seine-et-Marne) will host the Para canoe races. Delivered in June 2019, this facility will hold the Olympic rowing and canoeing events on the Vaires-Torcy recreational island in 2024, as well as the Paralympic rowing and canoeing events in Paris in 2024. The first freshly constructed venue for the Paris 2024 Games, the nautical stadium has thrilled the French Rowing and Canoeing-Kayaking Federations.
This ambitious project, the only one of its type in Europe, satisfies the high standards of elite athletes while also catering to the recreational needs of the Paris region’s residents. The infrastructure has been constructed to a high environmental quality (HEQ) standard, ensuring the preservation and improvement of the site, and is situated within 150 hectares of exceptional terrain.The Ile de loisirs de Vaires-Torcy will be able to provide the residents of Ile-de-France with more recreational options thanks to the construction of the whitewater stadium. A lasting contribution to everybody!
When?
The contests are scheduled for September 6, 7, and 8. They will last for three days. The heats will take place on the sixth, and the finals, in both kayak and Va’a (yes, there are two sorts of boats here), will excite us on the seventh and eighth.
Which categories?
- Internationally, three categories of disability are recognized. As with all Paralympic pursuits, the greatest degree of disability is denoted as level 1.
- KL1: Athletes lacking leg function and trunk function at all or very limited.
- KL2 or VL2: Athletes who can sit upright in a kayak but may need a seat with a high back due to partial trunk and leg function.
- KL3 or VL3: Athletes who can sit with their trunk bent forward in a kayak and who can use at least one leg, as well as those who have partial leg function.
- KL is equivalent to a double-paddle kayak.
- VL stands for a single paddle and pirogue (Va’a).
Whom?
We will need to keep a watch on the four members of the French team competing in these Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024:
- Abel Aber
- Eleanor Charvet
- Rémy Boullé, the Tokyo bronze medallist
- Nélia Barbosa won a bronze medal at her first Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
The public will be able to witness New Zealander Curtis McGrath, a three-time Paralympic winner and multiple world champion, compete on the worldwide scene. However, the 21-year-old Hungarian prodigy Péter Pál Kiss will also be present! He’s already a Paralympic champion from Tokyo in 2021, and he’s driven to keep up his winning streak!
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How are you able to come?
The official Paris 2024 ticket office is where you can get tickets. Take advantage of the chance to treat yourself to a second dose of happiness and excitement with tickets starting at 15 euros for the return match following the Olympic Games!