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PARALĂ?MPICO Brazilian Paralympic Committee Magazine // August/september 2012 // www.cpb.org.br

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GOING TO THE TOP Brazil aims to consolidate its position among the great nations in London

Editorial Dear readers,

Andrew Parsons President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee

As we are publishing this special edition, the theme of the Brazil Paralympics Magazine and my editorial could be no other than the London Paralympic Games. For nearly four years, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee has been working hard for this long awaited moment. Brazil comes to Great Britain to consolidate its position among the great nations of the World Paralympic Movement. We finished in ninth place in Beijing and we are looking for more.

We will fight to finish these games in seventh place, but our main goal is to remain in the Top 10.

We are fully aware that we have done everything we could possibly do and that we have been able to offer our athletes the best preparation in the history of the games. Investments in the preparations for the Paralympics this year almost tripled in relation to Beijing, increasing from about R$ 20 million (approx.US$10 million) to about R$ 60 million (approx. US$30 million). We have been able to count on key support from the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Sports, Caixa, Infraero and also the state and municipal governments of SĂŁo Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the final stretch before the event.

The external support was very important, but I believe that what was truly essential in the process was the un-

All the best,

Andrew Parsons

ion of all those who are involved in the Brazilian Paralympic Movement; from the first day that the organization’s new board took office, we have understood that we are all in the same boat and that we have to row in the same direction to elevate the level of Brazil’s Paralympic Sport. Together with the associations, organizations and coordinators of each modality, we worked for four months to draw up a plan for each sport, which gave us the direction to follow and showed us how to achieve our goals.

Professionalism, transparency and unity were the keywords in this Paralympic cycle and we have faith that the results have shown that we made the right decisions. In this edition of the Paralympic Brazil Magazine, we have left out some regular features to make room for a great presentation of the London Games and introduce each one of the 18 sports (one more than Beijing) in which Brazil will participate with a delegation of 182 athletes.

The big moment is almost here, the best part of our job and we hope that we can count on all of your support to make the Brazil shine like never before in London. And then we will start everything all over again as we dream of the fifth place finish in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Looking back the future

Issue 41 // Aug/Sep 2012 // www.cpb.org.br

Journalist remembers his first contact with Paralympic athletes, in 2004, and looks forward to on-site coverage in 2012

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Andrew Parsons talks about the preparations for London and bets that Brazil will present its best performance ever

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The Brazilian delegation has 182 athletes competing for a seventh place finish

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Santos and Silva will carry the torch at the opening ceremony

Read up on the latest news on adapted sports

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My first experience with Paralympic sport was in 2004. For the first time, SporTV broadcast the Paralympic Games. In addition to broadcasting the competitions live, we decided to air a daily program about the event, with commentators evaluating the day’s competitions and discussing Brazil’s participation. I had made my debut as a presenter that year, replacing Luis Roberto at Redação SportTV and Luiz Carlos Jr at Tá na Área, whenever they traveled to cover football games. Now as I am writing this I realize that Arena Olimpica was the first TV program that I hosted.

Every time I speak about this experience, I remember a very particular moment: the wait to get into the studio, in the old building in Rio Comprido where Globosat was based then. I had never been nervous before going on the air, but this was different-and not because this would be my first time as a host, but because I was facing a completely different professional experience. Like most people of my generation (I hope this is changing and that

it will be different for my kids), I was not prepared to relate to people with disabilities. Standing there, waiting outside the double metal door, I was trying to find the right tone to talk about something as new to me and to the viewers as the Paralympic games. I was afraid of sounding condescending, patronizing or corny, uttering a cliché like: "you are already a hero just for practicing a sport in this condition ..."

But I also didn’t want to sound too casual, because I could say something stupid or cross a line. All of this was still going through my head when it was time to go on the air.

Do you know how football players always say that their jitters dissipate as soon as the ball hits the field? Live television is more or less like that. The program began and I soon felt at ease, assisted by the in-depth knowledge and charisma of our guests. It was an unusual scene for a TV channel, especially a sports channel: I was in the studio presenting with a blind man, a person with cerebral palsy and someone in a wheelchair. And it was the latter who responsible for eliminating any concerns of mine once and for all. When we were talking about a swim heat, he referred to one of the athletes– on live TV -as a swimmer with ‘short sleeves’. When he realized that I hadn’t understood what he meant, he repeated the expression and made a cutting gesture below his shoul-

Each one of them gave me the simplest of messages: more than being a Paralympian, I am an athlete.

ders. Yes, ‘short sleeve’ is how he referred to an athlete whose two arms had been amputated.

A sense of humor was the first of many lessons that Paralympic Sport has taught me since then. Since 2004 I have interviewed various athletes and shared the cameras with many other commentators.

And each one of them gave me the simplest of messages: more than being a Paralympian, I am an athlete; and before being handicapped, I'm a human being just like you. If it is so easy to understand, why can it be so hard to see this? Soon, I will have the opportunity to dive into this universe again. In London I will be covering the Paralympics on location for the first time. Eight years later, I'm sure I will be seeing many new things. In Paralympic Sports, we never stop learning.

Marcelo Barreto Correspondent for SporTV in London

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Brazil is ready to make history in London

RBP // Ninth place in Beijing, how will Brazil perform at the London Games?

Parsons // I believe we will have our best showing ever. Our athletes will be very well prepared. The work began as soon as the new board took over the CPB in 2009. We did an in-depth evaluation of what had been done until then and began to create programs and projects to ensure a good performance in London, as well as in Rio, in 2016. However, the final point where all these projects converge in this cycle is London.

RBP // What would you emphasize in this preparation?

began with planning for all the confederations and coordinators of the modalities, which was very important for us to know where we wanted to go, and by defining what would be necessary to reach our goals. We had the gold program, an intense international exchange, the permanent selections went through many training phases, and we also improved and made the backup athletes professional, so they could focus only on their training, eat well, rest and compete.

The investment in these athletes was much greater than in previous cycles.

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RBP // What makes you so sure about the results in London?

Andrew Parsons, President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), said that Brazilian athletes have never been as well prepared for the Paralympic games as they are for the 2012 London games. The goal is to remain in the top ten of the medal ranking, but he predicts that Brazil will take seventh place. “I believe Russia will see very strong growth in these Games and will be among the top five. Canada, South Africa and Australia will be our main adversaries.”

Parsons // The forecasts we prepared based on the numbers of the competitions we participated in are very positive. The Parapan and World Games campaigns in all the modalities of international competitions are better than in the previous cycles, showing that the investments are producing the expected results.

RBP // How important is acclimatization in Manchester?

Parsons // Only equestrian sports, sailing and shooting will not be in Manchester for logistical reasons. This planning also allowed us

to better take advantage of the opportunities.

We were able to sign Manchester for our acclimatization two years ahead of time. Since we signed up for it, we have been working on fine adjustments to preparation. This is the first time that this has been done for all modalities, and the gains will certainly be seen in the performance of our athletes. We have exact knowledge of all the details of the villa and the operation in London.

RBP // This preparation must have also been more expensive, right?

budget almost tripled. In 2008, we had approximately R$ 20 million, compared to almost R$ 60 in 2012. We have important partners without which we would not have arrived in London as strong. All the preparation in Manchester, the participation in the Parapan, as well as the training of the selection received support from the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Sports. Caixa Econômica will continue to be a very important partner. It is no coincidence that some of the most expressive results in Brazil are in track and swimming. The State governments of São Paulo and the municipality of Rio de Janeiro were very important in the final stages.

They are partners who we added throughout the preparation, within a planning framework; no one participated randomly. Each partner knows their specific role in the preparation program. Everyone will feel like a winner.

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Our budget almost tripled. In 2008, we had approximately R$ 20 million, compared to almost R$ 60 in 2012

RBP // To reach seventh place, Brazil will have to earn positions that today are held by Russia, Australia, Canada...

Parsons // Our

RBP // Isn’t that a lot of pressure to enter the Games with the goal to reach seventh place?

Parsons // All the results and forecasts indicate a seventh place finish. The athletes who did well in Beijing continue, new stars have emerged, some of which are favorites in their competitions. All this leads us to believe that we will achieve this seventh place finish.

However, we are working with goals and the primary objective is to keep Brazil among the first, in the top 10 group, to get used to being among the major powers.

In fact, in our forecasts, Russia will see very strong growth and will end up among the first five. Canada, South Africa and Australia are our main adversaries, but we also have to pay attention to countries that have been improving a lot and are behind us, like Spain, Germany and France.

Everyone is working, nobody is idle. And we must also consider the emerging countries like South Korea and Japan, which have been moving up a lot. We can’t just relax and look up; we have to look down, too.

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RBP // In 2004 and 2008, the CPB purchased the TV rights to the Games and passed them on to domestic broadcasters, but in London, for the first time, these rights were sold directly to a TV network. Does this show that Paralympic Sports are becoming consolidated?

Everything is the result of a wellplanned long term endeavor by the CPB, which knew exactly how to increase the interest of the media for Paralympic sports up to the point where it became a product disputed by the major TV networks. I believe that the Paralympic Movement is reaching its maturity, as seen by the increase in the value of the rights by more than 250% compared to Beijing. The event is now also seen as a good opportunity by a company of the size of Globo, which will give it even more visibility.

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ing that planning had to contain two directions and be adaptable, since at that time, it still was not known whether or not Brazil would host the 2016 Paralympic games.

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The results in the World Games and in the Parapan American Games made it clear that Brazil will go to London to break records and win many medals. In the Swimming and Athletics World Games, in which Brazilians traditionally perform well, Brazil achieved a first time fifth and third places overall.

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The London 2012 Games ››165 participating countries ››20 sport modalities with 21 disciplines

With support from sponsors, the Ministry of Sports and the Federal Government, as well as from some important states and municipalities, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee was able offer its athletes the best preparation in its history for the games. There was a great deal of participation in international competitions, and even travel for training for the top athletes.

With 182 athletes, Brazil hopes to earn seventh place and secure its position among the Paralympic powers

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At the Parapan Games in Guadalajara, Brazil easily finished in first place overall.

“We know that the work was well done, but we are aware of the challenges in achieving our goal. After all, we are competing against countries like Russia, Australia and Canada, with budgets much larger than ours,” said Parsons, revealing that Brazil invested R$ 165 million in the Paralympic cycle.

Everything is ready. After four years of hard work, dedication, perseverance and a great deal of training, 182 athletes from 18 sport modalities are realizing their dream of representing Brazil at the Paralympics in London, from August 29 to September 9. This time, the dream is accompanied by a lot of responsibility. After the ninth place finish in Beijing in 2008, the goal laid out by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee is to seek seventh place in England.

Staying among the top ten would be a great challenge in and of itself, but for a country that has its eye on fifth place in Rio, in 2016, it has become almost an obligation. To go up against the greatest

powers in the world, Brazil has had the best preparation of its history. Planning was the key word. When he took over the presidency of the entity, Andrew Parsons gathered all the confederations, associations and entities connected with high yield adapted sports in Brazil, to lay out the strategy until 2016, knowing the importance of 2012.

“It was an extremely important moment for the Brazilian Paralympic movement.

We conducted extensive strategic planning for all sports, and we defined exactly what our objective was, which is essential to be able to reach it, and how much we need,” said Andrew Parsons, explain-

The Brazilian Delegation 319 participants in this edition of the games ›› 223 men ›› 96 women 182 Athletes ›› 115 men ›› 67 women (36.8% of the delegation, an increase of 7.60% compared to Beijing 2008) 16 athlete assistants ›› Athlete-guide-Athletics ›› Ramp assistant - Boccia ›› Helmsman-Rowing 4 Horse Handlers 31 Healthcare professionals 86 Coaching and administrative staff

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Manchester “dons” green and yellow to receive the Brazilian delegation before the London Games Forty years after Brazil’s debut in the Paralympic Games, in Heidelberg, Germany, the country prepares to compete in the 10th edition of the games, this time in London. A lot has changed since then. There have been nine editions of the Paralympics and a lot of evolution. The country that in its debut did not win a single medal arrives in 2012 determined to finish in seventh place. And to achieve that goal a special plan has been created. From August 14-25, the English town of Manchester will "dress" in green and yellow to receive the Brazilian delegation as it prepares for the Games.

set up a multidisciplinary operation with top professionals,” explains Edilson Alves, Tubiba, Brazil’s Chef de Mission.

“We have been thinking about this acclimatization for years. Our first visit was in 2009 and in 2010 we signed the contract. We have

Brazil is the only country training at these facilities, which are renowned in international sports. Every detail has been care-

More than 90% of the Brazilian delegation, composed of 182 athletes and 319 people in total, will spend ten days in the English town to acclimatize. There will be excellent facilities to accommodate the modalities of athletics, basketball, boccia, cycling, fencing, football, 5-a-side football, 7-a-side football, goalball, powerlifting, judo, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting, rowing and sitting volleyball.

fully planned. There is special transportation available for the athletes. The velodrome and swimming pool that will be used are the training sites of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams.

“We created specific acclimatization venues elsewhere for the equestrian and sailing team, because of the boat and horse logistics. We want the athletes to absorb the spirit of the games right from the start; both for the youngest as well as the most experienced athletes. The gathering before London will reduce the impact of the time difference, break the ice for the competition, unite the group and allow us to complete the final touches in the preparations,” explains Tubiba.

The biggest medal winners in the history of the Games, Ádria Santos and Clodoaldo Silva will represent Brazil in carrying the Olympic torch

On August 29, the opening day of the Paralympic Games in London, sprinter Ádria Santos and swimmer Clodoaldo Silva will have the honor of carrying the Paralympic torch inside the Olympic Stadium, stage of the official opening of the event. Their nomination was a joint initiative by the Brazilian and the International Paralympic Committee.

Competing in his last Paralympic Games, Silva described how he felt when he heard the news: “When the President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, called me, I couldn’t believe it. I was

very happy. It is an acknowledgement of the pioneering work I have done for the sport. I have been to three Paralympic Games, but I have never felt this way. It is something special.” The “Shark of the Swimming Pool” underlined what else the presentation of the torch means to him. “I will be carrying this flag on behalf of the 40 million people who have some kind of disability and will serve as an example to inspire others to fight for their dreams,” said the 33-year old swimmer. Ádria Santos, the biggest medalist in the history of the Paralympic Games– alongside

The taste of Home

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The Brazilian Paralympic Committee will take its own chef and nutritionist to England to ensure a taste of Brazil

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Opening and Closing Boccia Cycling Road Cycling Track Football 5-a-side Football 7-a-side Goalball Archery Athletics Equestrian Judo Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Powerlifting Swimming Sitting Volleyball Wheelchair Basketball

Olympic Stadium ExCeL Brands Hatch – Kent Velodrome - Olympic Park Olympic Park - Riverbank Arena Olympic Park - Riverbank Arena Copper Box The Royal Artillery Barracks Estádio Olímpico Greenwich Park ExCel Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire Weymouth Bay Harbour e Portland The Royal Artillery Barracks ExCel ExCel Olympic Park - Aquatics Centre ExCel Olympic Park - Basketball ArenaNorth Greenwich Arena ExCel Olympic Park - Basketball Arena Parque Olímpico - Eton Manor

The CBP will make sure that the Brazilian delegation will not miss their rice and beans and the taste of a home-cooked meal as they acclimatize to Manchester. More than 180 athletes will spend a month in the English town to adjust to the country that is hosting the 2012 Paralympic Games. To bridge the distance to Brazil, the national team will count on two important reinforcements: chef Nara Cod and nutritionist Flávia Albuquerque, who will look after the menu in the preparatory phase.

36-year old Nara Codo who will be in charge of the food boasts an enviable résumé: she has worked for more than 14 years as a head chef at some of Brazil’s most renowned restaurants, including a stint with famous gourmet chef Alex Atala, owner of D.O.M, elected one of the four best restaurants in the world.

The chef who will be in charge of feeding more than 180 athletes says it will be a professional achievement.

“Cooking is a unique and enjoyable experience. I will make sure that they will feel as if they were at home. Enjoyable food has a great impact on someone’s wellbeing and we will make sure that the preparations for the Games will be the best they can be,” affirmed Codo.

The menu in Manchester will be based on the ingredients available at the hotel where the team is training, incremented by rice and beans. In addition to preparing quality meals, the chef will also offer a variety of food, including beef, fish, chicken, vegetables and fruits, to assist the athletes in adjusting to their new environment.

During this period, the kitchen team will carefully monitor that the athletes consume all the nutrients they require, including carbohydrates, vitamins and essential minerals, especially antioxidants. Nutritionist Flávia Albuquerque explains that the goal is to avoid changing regular food habits during travel, which could have a negative impact on the athletes’ performance. “During the acclimatization process, they will receive information on the amount of food required, as well as tips on how to handle the weighing process. We also consider the times of meals, taking into account the necessary hydration and nutrition before and after the performance. We want to reduce weight gain and body fat, and avoid possible nausea, vomiting or diarrhea,” she explains.

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Silva –, with 13 medals, of which 4 gold medals, was surprised when she heard the news.

“The news about the torch couldn’t have come at a better time. I was quite down.

I had just undergone a knee surgery to my meniscus and this motivated me to continue.

I thought that the invitation was for the Rio 2016 Games, so I was surprised when they told me I was going to London. This nomination is an acknowledgment of my struggle, of all my effort and everything I have dedicated to Athletics. I am sure that Brazil will do a great job,” she concludes.

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Brazil will compete in 18 of the 20 sports that compose the Paralympic Program

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Venue: Olympic Stadium Date: August 31-September 9 Athletes: 1,100 (740 men and 360 women) *The marathon is the only competition held on September 9.

The start and finish will be close to Buckingham Palace.

Athletics, the biggest sport in the Paralympic Games, involves speed, power, strength and endurance. The event includes 1,100 athletes – 35 Brazilian (24 men and 11 women) – competing in 96 track competitions, 70 field competitions and 4 marathons for 170 podium positions.

One of Brazil’s top medal earning events, Athletics became part of the Paralympic program in Rome 1960. Brazil’s debut in Athletics took place in 1972, in Heidelberg (Germany). The country won its first Athletics medals in 1984, in the two editions of the Games in Stoke Mandeville and New York. In Brazil, the modality is coordinated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB).

Athletes to watch: Daniel Mendes da Silva T11 – 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m; Lucas Prado T11 – 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m; Odair dos Santos T11 – 1.500m and 5.000m; Terezinha Aparecida Guilhermina T11 – 100m, 200m and 400m; Tito Alves de Sena T46 – Maratona; Yohansson do Nascimento Ferreira T45 – 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m Main opponents: Class T11 Men’s: Lei Xue (China), Andrey Koptev (Russia), Jose Sayovo Armando (Angola) and Elchin Muradov (Azerbaijan); Class T11 Women’s: Chunmiao Xu (China); Class T46 Marathon: Ait Khamouch Abderrahman (Spain) and Mario Hernandez (Mexico)

Functional classification: each athlete receives a two-digit number: the first indicates the nature of the athlete’s impairment, while the second digit indicates the amount of functional capacity he/she has.

The lower the number, the greater the impact of the athlete’s physical impairment on his/her ability to compete.

The class also includes a letter before the number that indicates whether the athlete competes in Field (F-Field) or Track (T-Track).

Classes 11 to 13: athletes with visual disabilities.

Class 20: athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Classes 31-38: athletes with cerebral palsy, with classes 31 to 34 using a wheelchair to compete.

Classes 40-46: athletes with a loss of limb or limb deficiency.

Classes 51 to 58: riders in a wheelchair or field athletes who compete in a seated position.

Visually impaired athletes run with the assistance of an AthleteGuide (optional for class 12, compulsory for class 11), who participates in the competition at his/her side, connected by a cord. The guide’s role is to direct the competitor, but not to push him/her or be pushed, subject to disqualification.

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Venue: ExCeL Date: September 2- 8 Athletes: 104 men and women who compete together

This is one of the most popular sports in the Paralympics. Developed

by American World War II Veterans in 1944, as part of their rehabilitation program, Wheelchair Basketball has become popular around the world and is played in more than 100 countries. It became a Paralympic sport in Rome 1960. Brazil made its debut with a Men’s team at the Heidelberg Games in 1972 and with the Women’s team at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Brazil’s best Paralympic result in this sport was an eight place finish in Atlanta, 1996 and in Beijing 2008, with the Women’s team. Just as in the Olympic event, the court is 28m long and 15 m wide and the baskets stand at a height of 3.05m. The rules are also similar, with the same number of points attributed (two for a regular score in open play, one for each free throw and three points for a score from a distance greater than 6.75m from the basket. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Confederation for Wheelchair Basketball (CBBC).

In London, Brazil will be represented only by a women’s team, who qualified for the Paralympics by defeating Mexico to win third place in the Pan-American Games. The men’s team was unable to qualify as it failed to finish in the top three in Guadalajara.

The modality has been part of the Paralympic Games since Stoke Mandeville 1984 and requires concentration, muscle control and great precision. Brazil made its debut in Beijing in 2008, winning two gold medals and a bronze in the singles and doubles.

Designated especially to people with cerebral palsy, severe motor impairment (affecting four limbs and requiring the use of a wheelchair), tetraplegics and people with neurological disorders, the competition involves throwing red or blue balls as close as possible to the white ball, called "Jack" (in Brazil it is called the ‘Bolim’).

The Court is 12.5 m long and 6 m wide, with various boxes that measure 2.5m x 1m. The use of hands and feet is permitted and athletes with a significant impairment in the upper and lower limbs may use an auxiliary instrument. The sport can be played as singles, doubles or in teams. In Brazil, Boccia is coordinated by the National Sports Association for People with Disabilities (ANDE).

Athletes to watch: Débora Costa Major opponents: United States, Germany and Canada Functional classification: each athlete is classified according to his/ her physical-motor impairment on a scale of 0.5 to 4.5. To facilitate the classification and participation of athletes who have qualities from two classes (the so-called borderline cases) the following intermediate classes have been created: 1.5; 2.5 and 3.5. The maximum score on the court may not exceed 14 and as a rule, the higher the disability, the lower the class.

Athletes to watch: Dirceu Pinto (BC4), Eliseu dos Santos (BC4) and Maciel Santos (BC2) Main opponents: Great Britain, China, Canada and Spain Functional classification: players can be classified in four classes: › BC1: athletes can compete with the help an assistant, who must remain outside the athlete’s playing area. The assistant may only stabilize or adjust the player’s wheelchair and hand over the ball if requested. › BC2: players may not receive any assistance. › BC3: players with very severe disabilities. Players use an auxiliary device and may be helped by one person, who must remain in the athlete’s playing area, but should keep their backs to the referees and avoid looking at the game. › BC4: players with other severe disabilities, but who may not receive any assistance.

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Track - Venue: Olympic Park Velodrome Date: August 30 to 2 September Road - Venue: Brands Hatch – Kent Date: September 5 to 8 Athletes: 225 (155 men and 70 women)

Venue: Olympic Park-Riverbank Arena Date: September 1 to 9 Athletes: 96 players on eight teams

Venue: ExCeL Date: September 4 to 8 Athletes: 100 (including men and women)

This sport was developed in the 1980s by competitors with a visual impairment. The modality was introduced to the official program of the Paralympic Games in Seoul in 1988, but it was only in Atlanta, in 1996, that each disability was evaluated separately and the track races were added. Brazil’s first cycling competitor was Rivaldo Martins, at the Barcelona Games in 1992.

Brazil will be competing with the best team ever. The Italians are the main opponents of the Brazilians, regarded as the best in the world in the C5 Class. In London there are 32 medals to be won in road races (endurance and time trials) and 18 medals in track races (Men’s 1 km time trials, Women’s 500 m time trials, pursuit races, tandem and team sprints). The track races will take place in a beautiful velodrome, specially built for this mega event.

The competition is open to male and female athletes with cerebral palsy, visual impairments, amputees and spinal injuries (athletes using a wheelchair). In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Cycling Confederation (CBC).

The modality was added to the Paralympic Games at the New York/ Stoke Mandeville Games in 1984. The Brazilian team made its debut at the 1992 Barcelona games and has participated in every edition of the games since then. In 2004, the team achieved its best results so far, winning the silver medal.

The sport is played by male athletes with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries or strokes. The sport follows the official FIFA rules, with some adjustments made by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA).

The court has a maximum size of 75mx55m, the goals are 5m x 2m and the penalty mark is located 9,20m from the center of the goal line. Each team has seven players in the game (with a goalkeeper) with five reserve players. Each game lasts 60 minutes, divided into two 30-minute periods, with a 15-minute break at half-time. There is no off-side rule and throw-ins must be made with one hand only, rolling the ball on the ground. All players belong to the classes that are least affected by cerebral palsy. This means that all players can walk.

Athletes to watch: João Schwindt (C5) and Soelito Gohr (C5) Main opponents: Andrea Tarlao (Italy), Michael Gallagher (Australia), Wolfgang Eibeck (Austria), Yegor Dementyev (Ukraine), Andrea Tarlao (Italy) and Jose Diego Vara Vidal (Spain) Functional classification: C – Cycling › C1 to C5: athletes with a mild to serious physical disability › Tandem: athletes with a visual impairment (B1, B2 and B3). The bicycle has two seats and both occupants pedal in tune. The front seat is occupied by an athlete without a disability and the back seat by the athlete with a visual impairment. T – Tricycling › T1 and T2: Athletes who use a bike with three wheels (one in front and two on each side of the seat) he other on the sides of the seat), operated by propelling the wheels with the hands. H – handbike › H1 to H4- Paraplegic athletes who use a special bike driven by hand.

Athletes to watch: Marcos Ferreira and Wanderson Oliveira Main opponents: Iran, Ukraine and Russia.

Functional classification: players are organized in classes 5 to 8, according to their degree of impairment. During the match, the team must have a maximum of two Class 8 players (least impaired) on the field, and at least one Class 5 or 6 player (more impaired). Class 5 players have the highest level of motor impairment and are often unable to run. These athletes often play in the position of goalkeeper. It is important to remember that cerebral palsy affects the motor skills of the athletes in various ways, but in 45% of individuals the intellectual capacity is not compromised.

In Brazil the sport is coordinated by the National Sports Association of People with Disabilities (ANDE).

Although the art of sword fighting goes back thousands of years, fencing as we know it today was created in 19th century. Developed for people with disabilities in a wheelchair after the Second World War in Stoke Mandeville, fencing became a Paralympic sport at the 1960 Games in Rome.

Brazil first competed in the sport in Atlanta 1996, with Andrea de Mello, a Brazilian who became a naturalized US-citizen. She began practicing fencing in the US and competed for the US team in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. It was only in 2002 that Brazilian athletes started practicing Wheelchair Fencing in Brazil.

In London it will be the first time that Brazil will be represented in this sport by a male athlete. Practiced by people with amputations, spinal injuries or cerebral palsy, Wheelchair Fencing is a fast and exciting sport. Athletes must use their intelligence and strategic reasoning skills to beat their opponent, judging the right moment for an attack and plan their defensive movements.

During the matches, the wheelchairs are fixed to the floor with a specific carbon-fiber device to prevent any movement of the chair.

The metallic platform measures 1.5m x 4m and the distance between the fencers is determined by the competitor with the shortest arm reach. He/she will decide if the distance between the opponents will be defined by the reach of the opponent or his/her own.

In matches with the epée or the foil, points are only accrued if the tip of the weapon touches the opponent’s torso. In sabre matches, points are accrued if either the tip or the blade of the weapon touches the opponent.

Sensors in the clothes of the athletes assist the referees and help the audience follow the points scored in the match. When the touch of the weapon results in a point, a red or green light is displayed. If the touch is not valid and does not result in a point, a white light is displayed. In the first round of the competition, the matches are disputed in five touches or three minutes. In the elimination round, the match

has three periods of three minutes each or until one of the competitors scores 15 points. In case of a tie there will one-minute extensions until one of the athletes touches the other, deciding the match by ‘sudden-death’.

The athletes must use protective gear, including gloves, breeches, masks and vests connected to wires that electronically register the touches by the opponent to determine the score. The sport uses three weapons: foil (men’s and women’s), epée (men’s and women’s) and sabre (men’s). In Brazil the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB); the sabre modality is still in the development stage.

Athletes to watch: Jovane Guissone (2B) Main opponents: Belarus (epée) and France (epée and foil) Functional classification: athletes are evaluated by a number of tests, including a range of motion test of their back muscles, a balance test with their upper limbs extended with and without a weapon, and the extension of the back muscles with the hands placed behind the neck. › Class A: athlete who has trunk mobility, amputees or with little motion restrictions. › Class B: athlete with less trunk mobility and balance. › Class C: athlete with tetraplegia, limited mobility in trunk, hands and arm.

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Venue: Olympic Park-Riverbank Arena Date: August 31 to 8 September Athletes: 64 players on eight teams

Venue: Coope Box Date: August 30 to 7 September Athletes: 132 athletes, with 12 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams.

Venue: ExCeL Date: August 30 to 5 September Athletes: 200 athletes, 120 men and 80 women

Venue: Greenwich Park Date: August 30 to 4 September Athletes: 78 men and women compete together

A national passion, Brazilian football is recognized and respected around the world. There are reports that in the 1950s, blind players played football with cans. In addition to winning the Americas Cup, Brazil has garnered two world championships and two gold medals in the Paralympic Games (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008).

Played exclusively by blind athletes, the games are held inside an adapted indoor football pitch or on a field of synthetic grass. Each team consists of five players - who are fully blindfolded - and a goalkeeper who is sighted and may not have participated in any official FIFA competition in the last five years.

Different from football games held in stadiums with loud cheering fans, the 5-a-Side Football games are held in silence, in places without an echo, so that the players can hear the bells inside the ball and listen to the directions of the guide who stands behind the goal. The caller is responsible for telling the players where to position themselves and where to kick the ball.

Football 5-a-Side follows the same rules as indoor football or futsal.

The only necessary space modification is the rebound wall: a meter and a half high wall made of plywood that runs along both sides of the pitch.

That means that the ball can only go out of bounds by the goal line, which makes the game much faster and more dynamic.

Two-time Paralympic champion and three-time World champion, Brazil arrives in London as the favorite team, but the matches will not be easy as the main teams are quite evenly matched. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Sports Confederation for the Visually Impaired (CBDV).

Exclusively played by people with disabilities, Goalball was created in 1946, by Austrian Hanz Lorezen and German Sepp Reindle, for the purpose of rehabilitating World War II veterans who had lost their eyesight and for people with visual disabilities. The modality became an official Paralympic sport at the 1976 Toronto Games, featuring only a men’s competition. Women began to compete in the New York/ Stoke Mandeville Paralympic Games in 1984. The Brazilian team made its debut at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

The game consists in throwing the ball across the floor by hand, towards the opponents' goal, while the opponent tries to block the ball with their body. The court is the exact same size as a volleyball court and the goal takes up the entire end line (9mx1 m). Each team has 10 seconds to throw the ball and the ball may not be thrown by the same athlete more than two times in a row. The game is divided into two periods of 12 minutes each. The clock is stopped every time the referee calls an infraction.

Each team remains on its side of the court, with three players each in the game and a maximum of three substitute players on the bench.

Blindfolded, players are guided by a bell inside the ball. Therefore, the silence of the audience during the games is essential. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Sports Confederation for the Visually Impaired (CBDV). After winning a gold medal in the men’s competition and silver in the women’s competition in the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara 2011, the Brazilian teams will enter the court with great confidence.

Powerlifting became a Paralympic sport at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The competition includes athletes with amputations, minimal disabilities, athletes with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries.

Women only began to compete in powerlifting at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. The first Brazilian powerlifter to compete in the Paralympics was Marcelo Motta, in Atlanta 1996.

Just like in the conventional competition, the winner is the one who lifts the most weight. Lying on a bench, athletes perform a move known as a bench press. The competition begins when the support bar is removed (with or without assistance), leaving the arm fully extended. The athlete flexes the arm, lowering the bar to the chest. Then he has to press the bar upwards to the starting position, completing the movement.

Brazil made its debut at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996, with powerlifter Marcelo Motta. In Sydney (2000), Alexander Whitaker, João Euzébio and Terezinha Mulato competed. Three years later, in the Oklahoma Pan American Games, United States, Marcelo Motta won a goal medal and set a new record for the Americas in the -60 kg category. João Euzébio (-82,5kg) and Terezinha Mulato (-60kg) won silver and Walmir de Souza (-75kg) took home the bronze. In Athens, Whitaker and Euzébio finished in 4th and 12th place, respectively.

In Brazil, the modality is coordinated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee(CPB).

In the Equestrian event, the rider not only has to display athletic prowess and supreme elegance, but also control over the horse.

Dressage for disabled riders was first developed in the 1970s, in Britain and in Scandinavia, to provide rehabilitation and recreation.

The sport was incorporated into the Paralympics at the 1984 Stoke Mandeville and New York Games.

Brazil made its debut in Athens 2004, with Marcos Alves, also known as Joca. In the following games, in Beijing 2008, the same rider won Brazil’s first medal in this modality, a bronze. In 2011, Brazil remained at the top of the international ranking. In Brazil the modality is coordinated by the Brazilian Equestrian Confederation (CBH).

Athletes to watch: Fábio Vasconcelos (goalkeeper), Ricardo Alves (Ricardinho), Jeferson Gonçalves (Jefinho) and Severino Gabriel (Bill) Main opponents: Argentina, China and Spain Functional classification: this modality is practiced exclusively by class B1 athletes (completely blind), who may have no light perception whatsoever both eyes; or by athletes who have some light perception but are unable to distinguish the shape of a hand from any distance or direction.

Athletes to watch: Ana Carolina Duarte Custódio, Márcia Vieira dos Santos, José Roberto Oliveira and Romário Diego Marques Main opponents: China and Denmark (Women’s) and Lithuania and Turkey (Men’s) Functional classification: all players wear visors to ensure that athletes with varying degrees of visual impairment can compete together.

Athletes to watch: Alexsander Whitaker and Josilene Alves Ferreira Main opponents: China, Egypt, Iran and Nigeria Functional classification: this is the only sport in which athletes are only classified by body weight, as in conventional powerlifting. The competitors must be able to fully extend the arms with not more than a 20 degree loss in both elbows to perform a valid move, according to the rules.

Athletes to watch: Marcos Fernandes Alves (Joca) and Sérgio Oliva Main opponent: Great Britain Functional classification: Levels Ia, Ib, II, III and IV. Grade Ia is for athletes whose disability has a greater impact on their ability to ride, and Grade IV has the least impact.

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Venue: ExCeL Date: August 30 to 1 September Athletes: 132, with 84 men and 48 women

Venue: Olympic Park - Aquatic Center Date: August 30 to 8 September Athletes: 600, 340 men and 260 women

Venue: Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire Date: August 31-September 2 Athletes: 96 (48 men and 48 women)

Venue: Olympic Park - Eton Manor Date: September 1- September 8 Athletes: 112 men and women

A form of martial art that originated in Japan, Judo was first practiced by athletes with a visual impairment in the 1970s and made its debut as a Paralympic sport in the 1988 Games in Seoul. Women had to wait until the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens to be included in the program. Brazil has been competing in this modality since its debut at the Games.

As in conventional judo, athletes compete in different categories, divided by weight. The match lasts up to five minutes and follows most of the rules of conventional judo, with a few minor modifications.

One of them is that the athlete makes contact with the opponent before the match begins and if contact is lost, the match is paused and the judokas have to resume their hold on the judogi of their opponent.

Each country is limited to six men and five women, with the exception of Great Britain, which as the host may enter one additional athlete in the men’s and women’s competition. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Sports Confederation for the Visually Impaired (CBDV).

Swimming is one of the few sports that has been part of every edition of the Paralympic Games. It has been part of the competition since Rome 1960 and is one of the Brazil’s medal showcases at the Paralympic Games. Brazil’s first participation in Paralympic swimming was at in Heidelberg 1972.

Swimming is one of the most inclusive events in adapted sports and athletes with various types of physical, visual and intellectual disabilities compete in events such as the 50m to 400m freestyle, 50m to 100m breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. The relay is disputed in 150m and 200m races that are determined by points.

In the 34-point competitions, all classes of the four competing athletes are added together. The results of the sum must be equal to or lower than the number of points. The competitions are divided into classes and type of impairment.

In Brazil, the modality is coordinated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB).

Although its history dates back centuries, Rowing only came of age as a competitive sport in the last 200 years. The sport is part of the Paralympic program for the second time and competitions will take place in the waters of Eton Dorney. Brazil made its Paralympic debut in Beijing 2008 with nine athletes and two bronze medals. This year marks the first time that Brazil will compete with a full team.

Rowing is the youngest Paralympic sport. The sport entered the program in 2005 and made its debut at the Beijing Paralympic Games. The term "adapted" means that the equipment is adapted so the athlete can practice the sport, rather than the sport being "adapted" to the athlete.

The sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Rowing Confederation.

Wheelchair Tennis was invented in the United States in the 1970s. It was introduced as a full medal event at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. Brazil's first participation was in the next edition, in Atlanta 1996. For the first time in history Brazil will have a woman competing in the sport at the Paralympic Games. Natália Mayara, who is only 18 years old, will make a name in Brazilian Wheelchair Tennis history.

The game follows the rules of conventional tennis with one key difference: the ball is allowed to bounce twice, and only the first bounce must be within the boundaries of the court. The events are divided into singles and doubles and the winner is the player who wins two sets.

In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT).

Athletes to watch: Antônio Tenório (-100kg), Daniele Bernardes (-63kg), Lúcia Teixeira (-57kg) and Michele Ferreira (-52kg) Main opponents: › -52kg: Alesya Stepanyuk (Russia) and Sandrine Martinet (France) › -57kg: Afag Sultanov ( Azerbaijan) › -63kg: Dalidaivis Rodriguez (Cuba) › -100kg: Myles Porter (United States) and Gwang Geun Choi (Korea) Functional classification: B - Blind › B1 – Fully blind: ranging from no light perception in both eyes to some light perception, but unable to make out the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction. › B2: Judokas are able to make out shapes. The ability to recognize the shape of a hand up to eyesight of 2/60 or a field of vision below 5 degrees. › B3: Judokas are able to define images. Eyesight ranges from 2/60 to 6/60 or a field of vision between 5 and 20 degrees.

Athletes to watch: Andre Brasil S10 (50m, 100m and 400m freestyle, 100m backstroke and butterfly, 200m medley and 4x100m freestyle and medley), Daniel Dias S5 (50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke and butterfly, 100m breaststroke. 4x100m freestyle and medley), Edênia Garcia S4 (50m backstroke) and Joana Silva S5 (50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m medley) Main opponents: S10 Men’s - Benoit Huot (Canada), Andrew Pasterfield (Australia); S5 Men’s - Sebastian Rodriguez (Spain), Ricardo Ten (Spain); S4 Women’s - Lisette Teunisen (Netherlands), Juan Bai (China); S5 Women’s - Teresa Perales (Spain), Nataliia Prologaieva (Ukraine) and Anita Fatis (France) Functional classification: all classes begin with the letter S (for Swimming) and the athletes may have different classification for breaststroke (SB) and the Medley (SM). › S1-S10/SB1 to SB9/SM1 to SM10: swimmers with physical/motor limitations. › S11, SB11, SM11, S12, SB12, SM12, S13, SB13, SM13 - swimmers with visual impairment (this classification is the same as the one used in Judo and 5-a-Side Football). › S14, SB14, SM14: swimmers with an intellectual disability.

Athletes to watch: Claudia Santos (Scull), Isaac Robeiro (Double Scull) and Josiane Lima (Double Scull) Main opponents: Women's Scull: Alla Lysenko (Ukraine) and Nathalie Benoit (France) Male Scull: Australia, Great Britain, Russia Double Scull: Australia, France, Ukraine LTA: Germany, Great Britain and Ukraine Functional classification: The athletes are classified according to their motor skills and each category has its own type of boat.

A rower may compete in a higher category, but not a lower one.

For example, AS and TA rowers may compete in LTA events, but an LTA athlete may not compete in a TA race. › AS: arms and shoulders. Uses chest strap and fixed seat.

Boat: Single Scull. Crew: men's or women's › TA: trunk and arms. Uses key strap. Boat: Double Scull.

Crew: mixed (one man and one woman) › LTA: legs, trunk and arms. Uses sliding seat. Boat: with coxswain.

Crew: mixed (two men and two women)

Athletes to watch: Carlos Santos (Jordan) and Natália Mayara Main opponents: France and the Netherlands Functional Classification: athletes with a substantial or total loss of movement of one or both legs are eligible to compete in the sport.

Wheelchair Tennis also has the QUAD category, in which athletes have an impairment that affects their arms and legs.

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Venue: ExCel Date: August 30-September 8 Athletes: 276 (174 men and 102 women)

Venue: The Royal Artillery Barracks Date: August 30 - September 6 Athletes: 140 (100 men and 40 women)

Venue: Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour Date: September 1- September 6 Athletes: 80 men and women

Venue: ExCel Date: August 30-September 8 Athletes: 198 (110 men and 88 women)

Wheelchair Table Tennis has been part of the Paralympic program since the first Games in Rome in 1960 (28 years before the sport made its Olympic debut). Participation for standing players was first included at the Toronto 1976 Games, in the same year that Brazil made its debut in the sport.

Participants in Table Tennis are athletes of both sexes with cerebral palsy, amputees and wheelchair users. The competitions are split between standing and wheelchair athletes. Each game is either played by one or two players or as a team. Matches are played over the best of five games, with the first player to score 11 points winning each game. In the event of a tie at 10-10, the player with the margin of two clear points will be the winner. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Table Tennis Confederation (CBTM).

Shooting has been part of the Paralympic Games since Toronto 1976.

Brazil has so far competed twice in the sport during the Games. The first time was in 1976 and the second 32 years later, in Beijing in 2008, with Carlos Garletti who will be returning to the Paralympics in London.

Having been practiced competitively for centuries, the sport is tough and demands concentration, technique and skill. In London the events are being held in the historic surroundings of The Royal Artillery Barracks, the perfect setting for a sport that should offer plenty of drama and tension during eight days of competition.

Shooting features Air Rifle and Pistol events and 4.5mm cartridges are used in the 10m events. The 25m events use a rifle with 5.6mm bullets. The 50m events use rifles and pistols as firearms, also with 5.6mm bullets.

Sailing was introduced to the Paralympic Games as a demonstration event in Atlanta 1996. At the next edition, Sydney 2000, it joined the program of the largest competition on the planet for high-performance athletes with disabilities.

The sport developed as a competitive sport in the 1980s. It requires mastery over ever-changing conditions on open water as well as skill and tactics. Compared to the Olympic sport, the design of the keelboats used in Paralympic competition provides greater stability and the boats have open cockpits to allow more room for the sailors.

Athletes to watch: Bruna Costa Alexandre (Class 5), Jane Karla Rodrigues (Class 8) and Welder Knaf (Class 3) Main opponents: China, Poland and France Functional classification: classification is defined by measuring the motion range of each athlete, their muscle strength, motor skills restrictions, balance in the wheelchair and the ability to hold the paddle.

Athlete to watch: Carlos Garletti Main opponent: Jonas Jacobsson (Sweden) Functional classification: shooting uses a functional classification system that allows athletes with different disabilities to compete in both individual and team events. Depending on the existing limitations (level of functionality of the trunk, sitting balance, muscle strength, mobility of upper and lower limbs) and the degree to which they are limited in their ability to perform activities within the sport, the athletes are divided into three classes:

Sitting Volleyball made its debut as a Paralympic medal sport at the Arnhem 1980 Games. The women’s event was added in Athens in 2004. Brazil's first participation, with a men's team only, was in Beijing 2008. The Brazilian women's team will make its debut in London 2012. Sitting Volleyball emerged in 1956 in the Netherlands as a combination of volleyball and sitzbal, a German game without a net, practiced by people with limited mobility. Participants in the modality are amputees, athletes with cerebral palsy or a spinal cord injury and athletes with other motor skills disabilities.

Sitting Volleyball is played by two teams of six. The object of the game is to land the ball in the opponent’s half of the court. However, athletes should always keep their pelvis rested on the floor. All matches are the best of five sets. The first four sets go up to 25 points and must be won with at least a two-point advantage. The fifth set goes to 15 points, with the same rule of difference. In Brazil, the sport is coordinated by the Brazilian Paralympic Volleyball Association (ABVP).

› 1-5: athletes in wheelchairs › 6-10: standing athletes › 11: athletes with intellectual impairment

› SH1: athletes who can support the weight of the firearm themselves › SH2: athletes who use a shooting stand for support › SH3: visually impaired athletes

Athletes to watch: Bruno Landgraf Neves and Elaine Pedroso Cunha Main opponents: Australia, Canada and Great Britain Functional classification: The scoring system is based on the level of the athlete's ability, allowing athletes with different disabilities to compete together. After the evaluation of athletes by the Classification Committee, score points from one to seven are assigned to each athlete, based on their functional abilities. The higher the point score, the more ability the athlete is considered to have. Athletes with a visual impairment are placed in one of the three classes of the competition based on their visual acuity and field of vision.

To ensure participation of athletes with all scored points and all classes of impairments, the total classification points of a team of three sailors must not exceed a maximum of 14 points. This permits sailors with a higher impairment level to participate in the competition.

In the Scull-18 class boats, sailors are assigned to Class TPA or TPB. The sailors are assigned TPA Class if they have one point in the functional classification score, or when they have more than one point in the functional classification of 80 points or less in both arms combined, with a loss of 30 points in the better arm. Sailors are assigned to the TPB classification if they meet the minimal disability criteria.

At least one of the crew shall be female. For the 2.4mR boats, sailors must meet the minimal disability criteria.

Athletes to watch: Gilberto Silva, Giovani Freitas, Janaina Petit Cunha and Nathalie Lima e Silva Main opponents: China, USA and Ukraine (Women's) China, Egypt and Iran (Men's) Functional classification: in Sitting Volleyball there are two categories of classification: amputees and other disabilities. For amputees, there are nine basic classes based on the following codes: AK - Above or through the knee joint; BK - Below the knee, but through or above the talo-crural joint; AE - Above or through the elbow joint; BE - Below elbow, but through or above the wrist joint.

› Class A1: Double AK › Class A2: Single AK › Class A3: Double BK › Class A4: Single BK › Class A5: Double AE › Class A6: Single AE

› Class A7: Double BE › Class A8: Single BE › Class A9: Combined lower plus upper limb amputations

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BRAZILIANS IN LONDON Check out the names of the athletes who will be representing Brazil during the Games.

Athletics athletes Alan Fonteles Cardoso de Oliveira SP • Alice de Oliveira Correa RJ • Andre Luiz de Oliveira SP • Andre Luiz Garcia de Andrade SP • Antonio Delfino de Souza SP • Ariosvaldo Fernandes da Silva DF • Carlos José Barto da Silva MG • Claudiney Batista dos Santos SP • Daniel Mendes da Silva SP • Edson Cavalcante Pinheiro SP • Emicarlo Elias de Souza SP • Felipe de Souza Gomes RJ • Flavio Reitz SC • Izabela Silva Campos MG • Jenifer Martins dos Santos PE • Jerusa Geber dos Santos RJ • Jhulia Karol dos Santos RJ • Joana Helena dos Santos Silva MG • Jonathan de Souza Santos RJ • Lucas Prado RJ • Luciano dos Santos Pereira SP • Marco Aurelio Lima Borges SP • Marivana Oliveira da Nobrega RJ • Odair Ferreira dos Santos SP • Ozivam dos Santos Bonfim SP • Paulo Douglas Moreira de Souza SP • Sheila Finder SC • Shirlene Santos de Souza Coelho SP • Terezinha Aparecida Guilhermina SP • Thales Fernandes de Castro MG • Thierb da Costa Siqueira SP • Tito Alves de Sena GO • Vanderson Alves da Silva RJ • Viviane Ferreira Soares RJ • Yohansson do Nascimento Ferreira SP • sighted guides Carlos Antonio dos Santos SP • Cassio Henrique Damiao MG • Diogo Cardoso da Silva RJ • Everaldo Braz Lucio SC • Fabio Dias de Oliveira Silva RJ • Guilherme Soares de Santana SP • Heitor de Oliveira Sales SC • Jorge Luiz Silva de Souza RJ • Justino Barbosa dos Santos RJ • Laercio Alves Martins RJ • Leonardo Souza Lopes SP • Luiz Henrique Barboza da Silva RJ • Roger Pereira Manarin SP • Samuel Souza do Nascimento SP • coordinator Ciro Winckler de Oliveira Filho DF • coaching staff Amaury Wagner Verissimo DF • Fabio Leandro Breda DF • Joao Paulo Alves Cunha DF • Raimundo Tadeu Martins Monteiro SP • Natacha Manchado Pereira DF • Rodrigo Artese Barros DF • physiotherapist Marco Antonio Ferreira Alves DF • Ronnie Peterson Andrade de Sousa DF • massage therapist Wellington José da Cruz DF • Jacy Castilho da Silva SP Wheelchair Basketball athletes Andreia Cristina Santa Rosa Farias PA • Cintia Mariana Lopes de Carvalho PA • Cleonete de Nazare Santos Reis PA • Debora Cristina Guimarães da Costa PA • Lia Maria Soares Martins PA • Lucicleia da Costa E Costa PA • Naildes de Jesus Mafra PA • Paola Klokler SP • Rosália Ramos da Silva SP • Vileide Brito de Almeida PA • Geisa Rodrigues Vieira SP • Perla dos Santos Assunção PA • coordinator Marcus Fabiano Franco da Gama PE • coaching staff Wilson Flavio da Silva Corrêa PA • Yara Helena Yule Jacobina PE • physiotherapist Henrique Vital Neto PE • mechanic Marcelo Ferreira Romão PE Boccia athletes Daniele Martins MG • Dirceu José Pinto SP • Eliseu dos Santos SP • José Carlos Chagas de Oliveira MG • Luisa Lisboa dos Reis SP • Maciel Sousa Santos SP • Natali Mello de Faria SP • assistant Sandra Martins MG • coordinator Márcia da Silva Campeão RJ • coaching staff Ana Carolina Lemos Alves SP • Darlan Franca Ciesielski Junior PR • Janaina Pessato Jeronimo MG • staff Alcides José Pinto SP • Luiz Carlos de Araujo PE • Nivaldo Batista Vital MG

Cycling athletes João Alberto Schwindt Filho GO • Soelito Gohr SP • coordinator Wheelchair Fencing athlete

Rommolo Lazzaretti PR • coach Claudio Villalva Civatti PR

Jovane Silva Guissone RS • coach Eduardo de Vasconcelos Nunes RS

Football 5-a-side athletes Cassio Lopes dos Reis BA • Daniel Dantas da Silva PB • Emerson de Carvalho SP • Fábio Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos PB • Gledson da Paixão Barros BA • Jeferson da Conceição Gonçalves BA • Marcos José Alves Felipe PB • Ricardo Steinmetz Alves RS • Severino Gabriel da Silva PB • Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes PE • coordinator José Antônio Ferreira Freire RJ • coaching staff Ramon Pereira de Souza RJ • Ricardo Robertes RJ • team doctor Lucas Leite Ribeiro RJ • physiotherapist Gustavo de Castro RJ • fitness coach Sandro Rodrigues dos Santos RJ Football 7-a-side athletes Fabio da Silva Bordignon RJ • Fernandes Celso Alves Vieira MS • Jan Francisco Brito da Costa RJ • Jorge Luiz da Silva RJ • José Carlos Monteiro Guimaraes RJ • Luciano da Costa Silva RJ • Marcos dos Santos Ferreira MS • Marcos Yuri Cabral da Costa RJ • Mateus Francisco Tostes Calvo RJ • Ronaldo Almeida de Souza MS • Wanderson Silva de Oliveira RJ • Yurig Gregory dos Santos Ribeiro RJ • coordinator Helio dos Santos RJ • coaching staff Paulo Fernando Rodrigues da Cruz RJ • Felipe Alves Jacovazzo RJ • team doctor Agnaldo Bertucci RJ • physiotherapist Pablo Vinicius da Costa Reis RJ

Goalball women's athletes Ana Carolina Duarte Ruas Custodio RJ • Claudia Paula Gonçalves de Amorim Oliveira MT • Enise Daniele Batista de Souza RN • Gleyse Priscila Portioli de Souza RJ • Márcia Bonfim Vieira dos Santos SP • Neusimar Clemente dos Santos RJ • coordinator Artur José Squarisi de Carvalho RJ • coach Paulo Sérgio de Miranda RJ • team doctor Hesojy Gley Pereira Vital da Silva RJ • physiotherapist Thiago Parreira Sardenberg Soares RJ • fitness coach Diego Gonçalves Colletes RJ • men's athletes Alexsander Almeida Maciel Celente SP • Filippe Santos Silvestre RJ • José Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira PB • Leandro Moreno da Silva SP • Leomon Moreno da Silva DF • Romário Diego Marques SP • coordinator Artur José Squarisi de Carvalho RJ • coach Alessandro Tosim RJ • team doctor Hesojy Gley Pereira Vital da Silva RJ • physiotherapist Luiz Carlos dos Santos RJ • fitness coach Diego Gonçalves Colletes RJ Powerlifting athletes Alexsander Whitaker dos Santos SP • Bruno Pinheiro Carra SP • Josilene Alves Ferreira GO • Marcia Cristina de Menezes PR • Rodrigo Rosa de Carvalho Marques MG • coach Joao Vieira Pereira Junior GO • Valdecir Lopes da Silva SP Equestrian athletes

Davi Salazar Pessoa Mesquita DF • Elisa Melaranci DF • Marcos Fernandes Alves DF • Sergio Froes Ribeiro de Oliva DF • coordinator Marcela Frias Pimentel Parsons RJ • coach Nicolas Commenge RJ • veterinarian Alexis Gonçalves Ribeiro RJ • groom Frederique Marie-George Frere Commenge RJ • Armelle Mylene Boscal de Reals de Mornac RJ • Laura Elsa Dupuy RJ • Mathilde Quesne RJ

Judo athletes Antônio Tenório da Silva SP • Daniele Bernardes Milan SP • Deanne Silva de Almeida MG • Harlley Damião Pereira Arruda SP • Karla Ferreira Cardoso RJ • Lucia da Silva Teixeira SP • Magno Marques Gomes SP • Michele Aparecida Ferreira MS • Roberto Julian Santos da Silva RJ • Wilians Silva de Araújo RJ • coordinator Jaime Roberto Bragança RJ • coach Alexandre de Almeida Garcia RJ • team doctor Giovanna Ignácio Subirá Medina RJ • physiotherapist Luiz Edmundo Costa RJ • fitness coach Caio Ricardo Lopes Paolillo RJ Swimming athletes Adriano Gomes de Lima RN • Andre Brasil Esteves SP • Caio Amorim Muniz de Oliveira RJ • Carlos Alberto Lopes Maciel CE • Carlos Alonso Farrenberg SP • Clodoaldo Francisco da Silva Correa RJ • Daniel de Faria Dias SP • Edenia Nogueira Garcia RN • Francisco de Assis Avelino RN • Italo Gomes Pereira GO • Ivanildo Alves de Vasconcelos PE • Joana Maria Jaciara da Silva Neves Euzebio RN • Leticia de Oliveira Freitas SP • Matheus Rheine Correa de Souza SC • Phelipe Andrews Melo Rodrigues RJ • Raquel Viel SP • Ronaldo Souza Santos SP • Ronystony Cordeiro da Silva SP • Susana Schnarndorf Ribeiro RJ • Veronica Mauadie de Almeida BA • coordinator Murilo Moreira Barreto DF • coaching staff Rui Menslin DF • Felipe Vaz Domingues SP • Marcelo Hiroshi Sugimori SC • Marcos Rojo Prado SP • classifier Guillermo Sanchis Gritsch DF • physiologist Paulo Adriano Schwingel DF • psychologist Dalila Victoria Ayala Talmasky DF • nurse Adeilton Dantas DF • physiotherapist Renata Bezerra do Nascimento DF • Rodrigo Alberto Dispato Mendes Martins DF • massage therapist Mauricio Gomes dos Santos DF Rowing athletes Claudia Cicero dos Santos SP • Isaac José Ribeiro RJ • Jairo Natanael Frohlich Klug SP • Josiane Dias de Lima SC • Luciano Luna de Oliveira SP • Luciano Pires RJ • Norma Maria de Moura Balzacchi RJ • Regiane Nunes Silva SP • coxswain Mauricio de Abreu Carlos RJ • coordinator Rodrigo da Silva Rojas RJ • coach Acacio Roberto Lemos SP • José Paulo Sabadini de Lima SP • physiotherapist Fúlvia de Souza Vieira RJ

Table Tennis athletes Bruna Costa Alexandre SP • Carlo di Franco Michell SP • Carlos Alberto Carbinatti Junior SP • Claudiomiro Segatto PR • Eziquiel Babes SP • Iliane Faust PR • Iranildo Conceição Espíndola Fernandes DF • Jane Karla Rodrigues GO • Joyce Fernanda de Oliveira SP • Lucas Martins Maciel SP • Maria Luiza Pereira Passos PR • Paulo Sergio Salmin Filho SP • Ronaldo Pinheiro Machado de Souza DF • Welder Camargo Knaf SP • coordinator José Ricardo Rizzone de Sousa Vale RJ • coach Celso Toshimi Nakashima SC • Joachim Holger Goegel GO • physiotherapist Luis Gustavo Claro de Amorim RJ • staff Ana Maria Carvalho de Oliveira RJ • Victor Luz Lee RJ • Luciano Vale dos Santos Pedro RJ Wheelchair Tennis athletes Carlos Alberto Chaves dos Santos DF • Daniel Alves Rodrigues MG • Mauricio Pomme SP • Natalia Mayara Azevedo da Costa DF • Rafael Medeiros Gomes MG • coordinator Wanderson Araujo Cavalcante DF • coach Leonardo Flavio de Oliveira MG Shooting athlete Carlos Henrique Procopiak Garletti SC • coach

James Walter Lowry Neto DF

Sailing athletes Bruno Landgraf das Neves SP • Elaine Pedroso da Cunha SP • coordinator Nina Rosa da Silva Castro RJ • coaching staff Akko Johannes van der Veen RJ • Vitor Hugo Pinheiro Marcelino SP • Alvaro de Queiroz RJ • logistics Costa Sousa RJ • staff Neide Bernardina Landgraf das Neves RJ Sitting Volleyball women's athletes Aderlandi Borges da Silva SP • Adria Jesus da Silva GO • Ana Paula de Araujo Alves SP • Gabrielle Aparecida Marchi GO • Gilvania José de Lima SP • Graciana Moreira Alves GO • Janaina Petit Cunha SP • Jani Freitas Batista GO • Nathalie Filomena de Lima Silva SP • Paula Angeloti Herts SP • Suellen Cristine Dellangelica Lima SP • coordinator Rony Gorski Damaceno SP • coaching staff Ronaldo Goncalves de Oliveira SP • Alexandre Carvalho de Medeiros SP • team doctor Malcon Carvalho Botteon SP • physiotherapist Pedro Henrique de Almeida Alvarenga SP • fitness coach Lucyana de Miranda Moreira SP • men's athletes Anderson Ribas da Silva PR • Carlos Augusto Barbosa SP • Daniel Jorge da Silva PR • Deivisson Ladeira dos Santos SP • Gilberto Lourenco da Silva SP • Giovani Eustaquio de Freitas SP • Levi Cesar Gomes SP • Renato de Oliveira Leite SP • Rogerio Silva Camargo dos Santos SP • Wellington Platini Silva da Anunciacao SP • Wescley Conceicao de Oliveira RJ • coordinator Rony Gorski Damaceno SP • coaching staff Fernando Lajes Guimaraes SP • Caio Marcelo Namias SP • team doctor Malcon Carvalho Botteon SP • physiotherapist Pedro Henrique de Almeida Alvarenga SP • fitness coach Leonidio Pasquali de Pra Filho SP medical staff head doctor Roberto Vital DF • team doctor Andrea Jacusiel Miranda DF • Handerson Sergio de Araujo DF • Roberto Itiro Nishimura DF • Rodrigo Bezerra Braga DF • nurse Francisca Marques da Silva DF • physiotherapist Adriano Ferreira de Faria DF • Marilia Passos Magno e Silva DF • Vander Fagundes DF Admin staff chef de Mission Edilson Alves da Rocha DF • assistant chef de mission Jonas Rodrigo Alves Pereira Freire DF • Walter Russo de Souza Junior DF • head classifier Patricia Silvestre de Freitas DF • secretary Antonio Fernando Partelli de Mello DF • Cristiani Maria Ribeiro Gomes DF • Felipe Machado Costa Ernest Dias DF • Juliana Pereira Soares DF • Luciana Scheid DF • Manuela Bailão DF • Marcio Cleber Rufino Moreira DF • Mariana Calabria Lopes DF • Ricardo Silva Melo DF • press officer Fernanda Vilas Boas Avila da Silva DF • nutritionist Flavia Albuquerque Figueiredo DF

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WORLD RECORD

FOOTBALL 5-A-SIDE

The fastest blind sprinter in the world, Terezinha Guilhermina, broke another world record in the 200m race, class T11. On July 14, during the 2nd Round of the Circuito Caixa in Brazil, she clocked 24s60 crushing her own personal record of 24s67 from March this year in Mexico City.

Brazil won the title at the International 5-a-side Football Tournament 2012 in Madrid, Spain, on June 24-28. With four wins in five games, the Brazilian team tied in points with main rival Argentina, but came out on top on goal difference, 10 to 3. Brazilians Jefinho and Fábio were the top players of the competition. The first scored five goals and was the competition's top scorer, while the second was the goalkeeper who stopped the most balls.

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Para-triathlete Roberto Carlos Silva won the champion's title at the Paratriathlon Pan American Cup in Edmonton, Canada. The event took place on July 6 and included a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run. Silva is a three-time runner-up in the World Cup Triathlon, a sport that will make its debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Athlete João Schwindt, who will be representing Brazil in London with Soelito Gohr, won the title at the 2012 Para-cycling Road World Cup in Baie-Comeau, Canada on July 8. The competition was divided into three rounds and is considered the most important event of the year after the London Paralympic Games.

The date of the Brazilian Wheelchair Fencing Championship has been changed at the request of the clubs participating in the competition. It was scheduled to take place from November 8-11, but the tournament will now be held on November 1-4 so it will not interfere with the Brazilian Youth Cadet Fencing Championship on November 8-11. The location remains the same: Porto Alegre (RS).

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The Brazilian Swimming team won 23 medals at the 26th International German Championships. They took home four golds, nine silvers and ten bronzes, in a multiclass scoring system that differs from the Paralympics. From June 28 - July 1, around 500 swimmers competed at the Berlin Open, the largest competition of the year after the London Games.

NEW TALENTS

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Japanese motor company Nissan has launched Team Nissan, a project to encourage athletes focused on the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Team Nissan will be composed of 30 high-performing young athletes.

The group will be selected by the end of September by a commission including Olympic medalist Hortência Marcari and Paralympic multi-champion Clodoaldo Silva.

BOARD OF ATHLETES On July 16, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee opened the candidate registration for the elections of the new Board of Athletes, which will take place between August 27-29 during the London Games. Athletes who have competed in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 may apply for candidacy. The new Board is elected by the Brazilian delegation in London.

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