Venue Deodoro Olympic Park | Dates 8–16 September 2016 | |
Competitors 112 (8 teams) from 8 nations | ||
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, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). 112 footballers are expected to compete for one set of medals.
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For these games, the men compete in an 8-team tournament.
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.
Final rankings
Source: Paralympic.org
References
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