para-rowing
Disabled athletes row
Para-rowing is competitive rowing for athletes with physical, visual, or intellectual impairments.
Rowers are classified by functional ability and may use adaptive equipment—fixed seats for those who cannot use the sliding seat, or boats designed for different configurations.
Para-rowing events feature in the Paralympic Games: She won gold in para-rowing at Tokyo.
Disabled athletes' world games
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
- ergometerDevice measuring physical output
- scullingDouble-oar rowing technique
- bladeFlat cutting edge
oar · stroke rate · catch · drive · recovery · feathering · cox · shell
Ease of approach
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- athleteSports competitor
- sportsmanshipEthical athletic conduct
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
determination · resilience · representation · diversity · opportunity · barrier-free · participation · community
Scheme for organizing categories
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- visual impairmentUncorrectable seeing deficit
strapping · pontoons · stability · balance · muscle strength · coordination · mobility · assessment
One-rower racing boat
- chest strapBelt securing gear to torso
- racing shellNarrow competitive rowing vessel
Paralympic
Disabled athletes' world games
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
- ergometerDevice measuring physical output
- scullingDouble-oar rowing technique
blade · oar · stroke rate · catch · drive · recovery · feathering · cox · shell · racing
accessibility
Ease of approach
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- athleteSports competitor
- sportsmanshipEthical athletic conduct
teamwork · determination · resilience · representation · diversity · opportunity · barrier-free · participation · community · achievement
classification system
Scheme for organizing categories
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- amputationSurgical limb removal
visual impairment · strapping · pontoons · stability · balance · muscle strength · coordination · mobility · assessment · eligibility
single scull
One-rower racing boat
- chest strapBelt securing gear to torso
- racing shellNarrow competitive rowing vessel