The Sporting Events

Events at Dorney lake:

• Rowing 28th July-5th August 2012
• Canoe Sprint 6th–11th August 2012
• Paralympic Rowing August 31st-2nd September 2012

Rowing:There will be 14 medals available in 2012 between sculling (rower has an oar in each hand) and sweep oar (rower has one oar), with heavy and lightweight divisions. Head-to-head races are held over 2,000 metres.

Canoe Sprint:Canoe Sprint is one of two canoe events, the other being Canoe Slalom. There are 12 gold medals up for grabs with 246 athletes competing. In the Flatwater competitions, paddlers race across calm water, over distances of 200m to 500m and 1000m. There are events for single athletes, pairs and fours.

Paralympic Rowing:There are 4 medals to be won by 108 athletes. Paralympic Rowing is the youngest sport in the Paralympic Games, making its Games debut at Beijing 2008. ‘Adaptive’ implies that the equipment is ‘adapted’ to the user to participate in the sport.