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Para Sports

Para events include opportunities for students with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. The ASAA began including Para events in Provincial Championships in 2015, starting with Track & Field. Please note that Para is a competitive opportunity for students that follows the framework from Athletics Canada.

The ASAA includes Para events in two sports: Cross Country and Track and Field. The ASAA follows the rules of Athletics Canada in both sports.

Contacts:
For more information on Para events included in ASAA Cross Country or Track & Field Provincial Championships, please contact:
Unified and Para Sports Program Coordinator
unified@asaa.ca
(587) 404-9358

For more information on Para events through Athletics Canada, please visit the Athletics Canada Para Athletics and Para Cross Country websites.

Other Adaptive Sport Groups:
Special Olympics Alberta
Alberta Sport and Recreation for the Blind
Wheelchair Sport Alberta
Athletics Alberta
Paralympic Sports Association
The Steadward Centre
Ultimate Para Sports

Para

The 2024 ASAA Cross Country Provincial Championships will include an open 2km Para race, following guidelines from Athletics Canada.

NOTE: Due to the small number of competitors in this event, participants will not be divided into jr/int/sr.

For more information on this event, please see the attachments below or contact unified@asaa.ca.

 

Para Athletics is a competitive opportunity for people with a physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Para Athletics includes both standing and seated events for participants with physical disabilities. All Para events in ASAA Provincial championships follow the rules set by Athletics Canada.

NEW: Due to the high number of T20 athletes (athletes with intellectual disabilities), athletes wishing to compete in the T20 classification will need to qualify through their zones. Each zone may send a maximum of two male and two female T20 athletes per event. Note that this rule only applies to the T20 classification.

In 2017, the ASAA received grant funding to further support the promotion and skill development of students with physical disabilities who would like to try Para Athletics.
Equipment that may be borrowed to train and compete with includes:

  • Racing wheelchairs (12”, 14” and 16” available)
  • Racing wheelchair gloves
  • Indoor rollers for the racing chairs
  • Throwing frames

All equipment is free of cost to borrow. Students must provide their own helmets when using racing equipment.

Equipment is available at a first-come-first-serve basis and must be shared at the Provincial Championship meet.

Thank-you to the grants we have received through the Makadiff Grassroutes Community Innovation Challenge and the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charity.

Please see the attached document for more information on Para Athletics at the ASAA Provincial Championships, or contact unified@asaa.ca or (587)-404-9358.

More information on Para Athletics events run through Athletics Canada can be found on the Athletics Canada website.

asaa-para-cross-country.pdf (109.22 KB)