Suriname at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Suriname at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SUR
NPC	National Paralympic Committee of Suriname
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
2004 2008 2012 2016

Suriname is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 7 September to 18 September 2016.^[1]

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

Athletics

Men’s Track and Road Events

Field

See also

• Suriname at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References