Oceania Para Athletics Championships

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Oceania Para Athletics Championships
Sport Athletics
Founded2022
Continent Oceania

The Oceania Para Athletics Championships is an event organized by Oceania Athletics (OAA) and the Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC) for athletes with disabilities from the Oceania region. [1] [2] Sanctioned by the OAA and OPC, the event adheres to the rules and regulations set forth by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and World Para Athletics. [2]

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The Championships is one of the first regional World Athletics Para meet after the European Para Athletics Championships.

History

Historically, para events were offered as exhibition events as part of the Oceania Athletics Championships (for senior able-bodied athletes) from 2014 to 2019. Since 2020, the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the Area Championships in 2021 and the World Para Athletics Championships in 2022. This saw limited International Competition for Para Athletes throughout Oceania. Hence, in March 2022, the need for quality competition for the Oceania para-athletes was recognised by both OAA and the OPC, which culminated the inaugural Para Championships in 2022. [3]

Classification

All athletes are classified according to their impairment. Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies the event type: T for track and jumping events, and F for throwing events. The first digit of the number specifies the type of impairment and the second digit the severity of the impairment; the lower the second number, the more impaired.

Competition

At the Oceania Championships, athletes of multiple different classifications compete against each other in two main categorial events, ambulant and wheelchair/secured events. Hence, placings and medals are awarded using the Raza point score system (or an approved MDS table) in order to compare times, throws or jumps by athletes of differing levels of disability. The performances are converted to point scores by a formula which accounts for the athletes' classifications. [4]

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
Best Nation
1 2022 Mackay Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 – 11 June Mackay Aquatic and Recreation Centre 26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2 2024 Suva Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4 – 8 June HFC Bank Stadium 22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3 2026

Medal table (2022–2024)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25141251
Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 73313
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 59418
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2327
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2259
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 2125
5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2103
Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 2103
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg  Australian Capital Territory 1012
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 0202
6Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0123
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg  Northern Territory 0011
Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia 0011
Totals (6 entries)483733118

See also

References

  1. "Oceania Para Athletics Championships" (PDF). OAA. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Oceania Championships Team Manual_14 May 2024" (PDF). OAA. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. "OCEANIA PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022". OAA. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. "Explanatory Report" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.