Seychelles at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | SEY | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 1 in 1 sports | ||||||||
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Seychelles competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016 after an absence from the Games dating back to the 1992 Summer Paralympics. The country had a three member strong delegation in Rio, with one athlete, Cyril Charles. The other two members of the delegation included coach Vincent Cedras and Doctor Lucia Banane. Charles did not medal. The Games were not televised in the Seychelles.
Background
The country made their Paralympic Games debut at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Following these Games, they would be absent from the Paralympics until the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[1][2]
Following the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the country was assisted by UK Sport in trying to set up a new National Paralympic Committee. The process got underway in 2013, when NPC Rwanda President Dominique Bizimana and UK Sport Senior Adviser Elias Musangeya met with Seychelle's Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports Minister Vincent Meriton to discuss the feasibility of this.[2]
Seychelles Paralympic participation contrasts to its participation in Special Olympics's World Games. The country sent 31 competitors to the 1999 World Games and 34 to the 2003 Games. It also contrasts to the Deaflympics, where Seychelles has never sent a team.[3]
Delegation
The country had a three member strong delegation in Rio, with one athlete, Cyril Charles. The other two members of the delegation included coach Vincent Cedras and Doctor Lucia Banane. They arrived in Rio on September 7. Charles was making his second Paralympic Games appearance, last representing his country in their previous Paralympic Games appearance in 1992.[4]
Barclays Bank Seychelles sponsored the Rio delegation with R90,000 in funding that covered most of their costs to participate in the Games.[4]
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[5][6] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[7]
Athletics
- Men's Field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Charles | Javelin F56-57 | 16.97 | 14 |
Broadcasting and media
There were no broadcast rights holders for the Seychelles. People who wanted to watch the Games in the country needed to use live streaming to catch them.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Seychelles Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- 1 2 "Seychelles given advice on how to set-up National Paralympic Committee by UK Sport". Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ↑ LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis.
- 1 2 "2016 Rio Paralympics - Seychelles delegation touches down in Rio". Seychelles Nation. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.