Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paracanoe; at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Sea Forest Waterway
Dates	3 - 5 September 2020
Competitors	90 in 9 events

Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take part at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location where rowing will take place too.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue
2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships[2]	21 - 24 August 2019	Szeged
2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships[3]	21 - 24 May 2020	Duisburg
Host Country Allocations	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires

An NPC can allocate:

A maximum of one (1) qualification slot per medal event.
There must be a minimum of three (3) continents represented in each medal event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:

Qualification for Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Qualification Event	Men					Women
Qualification Event	KL1	KL2	KL3	VL2	VL3	KL1	KL2	KL3	VL2
2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged, Hungary	Hungary Italy Brazil Poland Great Britain France	Australia Italy New Zealand Ukraine Uzbekistan Brazil	Ukraine Russia Brazil Australia Great Britain Spain	Poland Portugal Russia Brazil Hungary Spain	Great Britain Australia Russia Brazil Uzbekistan Ireland	Ukraine Germany Chile China Japan Great Britain	Great Britain Australia Russia Canada Hungary Ukraine	Uzbekistan Great Britain Iran France Poland Australia	Great Britain Australia Russia Brazil Germany Italy
2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships Duisburg, Germany
Totals	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

As of August 2019.

There will be five men's events and four women's events. There are three added events for va'a singles events.

"2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 August 2019.
"2019 ICF Paracanoe World Championships". www.canoeicf.com. 10 October 2018.
"2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships". www.canoeicf.com. 10 October 2018.

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