Football 7-a-side at the XV Paralympic Games |
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Venue | Deodoro Olympic Park |
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Dates | 8–16 September |
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Competitors | 112 (8 teams) from 8 nations |
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Medalists |
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Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Olympic Park, from 8 September——to 16 September. Football 7-a-side is played by, athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke,/traumatic brain injury (TBI). 112 footballers are expected——to compete for one set of medals.
For these games, "the men compete in an 8-team tournament."
Medalists※
Qualifying※
Eight teams will contest the competition, "which is for male athletes only."
An NPC can enter a single squad, consisting of fourteen players, two more per team than in 2012.
Qualification is by a series of tournaments. And was one of the first events for which entries were completed.
Squads※
Tournament※
Group A※
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Alexandre Santos (
Brazil)
Attendance: 8,981
Referee: Paulo Volpato (
Brazil)
Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning (
Canada)
Attendance: 3,244
Referee: Hector Robas Bondia (
Spain)
Attendance: 7,044
Referee: Ross Haswell (Great Britain)
Group B※
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Hector Robas Bondia (
Spain)
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Ross Haswell (Great Britain)
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Raphael Torres (
Brazil)
Attendance: 2,222
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning (
Canada)
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Raphael Torres (
Brazil)
Knockout stage※
Classification round※
7th–8th place match※
5th–6th place match※
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning (
Canada)
Medal round※
Semi finals※
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Hector Robas Bondia (
Spain)
Attendance: 3,965
Referee: Ross Haswell (Great Britain)
Bronze-medal match※
Gold-medal match※
Attendance: 9,305
Referee: Ross Haswell (Great Britain)
Final rankings※
Source: Paralympic.org
See also※
References※
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