2016 IRISH PARALYMPIC TEAM
SELECTION PRINCIPLES & CRITERIA
Approved Version 3.0 (March 9th, 2016)
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“The overarching aim of this document is to select a High Performance Team of athletes aiming to win multiple medals for Ireland at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro”
Important Note: This document includes selection principles and criteria for the sports deemed highly likely to qualify athletes for the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team. Criteria for other sports qualifying athletes will be added at a later stage where necessary and will follow the same principles and processes for selection as detailed in this document.
Note: Version 3.0 of this document approves the additional of selection criteria for the sport of Triathlon
2 Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
2.0 Selection Principles ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
3.0 Selection Process …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
4.0 Selection Timelines ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
5.0 Notes to Selection Criteria……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
6.0 Eligibility for Selection…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
7.0 Appeals…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12
8.0 Sports Specific Selection Criteria:
8.1 Athletics…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
8.2 Canoeing………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
8.3 Cycling……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21
8.4 Equestrian………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..27
8.5 Football 7-a-side………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31
8.6 Sailing……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...33
8.7 Shooting…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..35
8.8 Swimming………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..38
8.9 Table Tennis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….41
8.10 Triathlon……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………43
3 1. INTRODUCTION The Paralympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil from the 7-18 September 2016. This major multisport event for athletes with impairments is hosted by ROCOG (Rio Organising Committee of Olympic Games) on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
As the recognised National Paralympic Committee for Ireland by the IPC, Paralympics Ireland is responsible for all aspects of the participation of the Irish Paralympic Team at Paralympic Games.
This document outlines clearly to athletes and all stakeholders the means by which Paralympics Ireland will select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team.
This document is subject to the terms and conditions of the Rio 2016 Qualification Guide as published in January 2014 and amended from time to time.
4 2. SELECTION PRINCIPLES The selection of the athletes to represent Ireland at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will where possible be conducted in accordance with the following underlying principles:
2.1 Performance – The selection of the Irish Team will be based on proven performance at major championships and other appropriate events. In some sports, criteria will benchmark performances across a range of sports classes and disciplines in order to ensure selection is fair and equitable to all aspiring team members.
2.2 Current Form – Athlete eligibility for selection will include the requirement for specific performance level no longer than 12 months prior to the date of the sports selection meeting. In some sports, this period maybe further reduced and specificed within their sports specific criteria below.
2.3 Objective decision making – Every effort has been made to ensure athletes are selected for Rio 2016 on the basis of ‘objective’ performance based criteria. Any potential conflict of interest within the selection process will be closely monitored by the CEO of Paralympics Ireland (whose decision is final) and the conflict resolved accordingly should one arise.
2.4 Maximise team size – It is Paralympics Ireland’s intention to send the largest possible team to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. With the exception of Bipartite Commission Invitations (see below) Paralympics Ireland with the support of the relevant NGB, in the majority of cases, will seek to accept all athlete quota slots offered for the Games.
2.5 Age – Athletes must be at least 14 years of age on Sept. 7th, 2016. However, where International Federations or National Governing Bodies have a minimum age requirement greater than this, Paralympics Ireland will implement it accordingly. While the Paralympic Games welcomes youths with impairments, Paralympics Ireland in accordance with IPC policy will only send athletes adequately prepared for high performance competition to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
2.6 Gender – In sports where the athlete quota slots offered to Paralympics Ireland are gender specific, Paralympics Ireland will apply such quota restrictions on the selection process. As a consequence of these restrictions and to support 2.4 above, in some cases a lower ranked/performing athlete of one gender may be selected ahead of a higher ranked/performing athlete of the other gender.
2.7 Bipartite Commission Invitation acceptance – In sports where Bipartite Commission Invitations are available, the decision to apply for such an athlete quota slot, and if successful, it’s acceptance will solely be determined by Paralympics Ireland taking these selection principles into account. In addition, Paralympics Ireland will consider the following in determining if an application for such a slot will be submitted: 2.7a The athlete has proven ability to be competitive at the Rio 2016 Games 2.7b The athlete has not competed at a Paralympic Games before
5 2.7c The athlete has not had the opportunity to qualify through the normal qualification system due to injury, pregnancy, nationality dispute etc. 2.7d The athlete competes in a para sport deemed by Paralympics Ireland (at its discretion) to be in a development phase in Ireland 2.7e The athlete meets the Minimum Qualification Standard set by Paralympics Ireland relevant to their sport where appropriate 2.7f The athlete satisfies relevant eligibility criteria for selection as outlined in this document 2.7g If the athlete quota slot allocation for a particular sport is lower than the number of athletes on the senior panel in Ireland having achieved the relevant Paralympics Ireland qualifying standard, applications may be made by Paralympics Ireland (at its discretion) to boost the team size as per 2.4 above.
2.8 Classification Status – Paralympics Ireland will only select athletes appropriately classified in their respective sports in accordance with their sport’s eligibility requirements as published in the Rio 2016 Qualification Guide
2.9 NPC Selection Standards – In some sports Paralympics Ireland have set selection standards that are more challenging than the IPC Standards. This is to support 2.1 above.
“The IPC recognises and respects the right of NPCs to establish national selection standards for determining an athlete’s or team’s qualification to compete in the Paralympic Games…………..All athletes and teams are equally subject to their respective NPC’s selection standards.” (Rio Paralympic Games Qualification Guide)
6 3.0 SELECTION PROCESS The selection of athletes to the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team will result from a graduated process of checks and balances to ensure the agreed criteria are applied correctly and to provide extra assurance to athletes that their selection is confirmed by a robust process. The publication of this document follows a lengthy process of discussion and engagement between the Board, staff and the NGB’s. The subsequent steps in the process are as follows (the timelines are sport specific and clearly documented in subsequent sections):
Step 1: The Irish Qualification period closes
Step 2: The Sports Selection Committee convenes and applies the agreed selection criteria for the sport. The chairperson of the selection committee issues the nomination along with the minutes of the meeting to the Selection Monitoring Group (Performance Director, Chef de Mission and CEO).
Step 3: The Selection Monitoring Group will certify that the criteria have been applied correctly. If no certification is forthcoming, the selection committee will be requested to reconvene.
Step 4: A recommendation to ‘provisionally’ ratify the nomination of the selection committee is issued to the Board of Directors by the Selection Monitoring Group.
Step 5: The Board of Directors convene to ‘provisionally’ ratify the athletes.
Step 6: Athletes are notified of their provisional selection subject to completion of the appeals period.
Step 7: On completion of the appeals period (including completion of any appeal proceedings to Just Sport Ireland and any subsequent convening of the relevant sports selection committee, the Selection Monitoring Group or the Board of Directors), the President confirms in writing to athletes their selection for the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team.
In exceptional circumstances, should the Selection Monitoring Group (at its discretion) determine that the agreed criteria were not applied, applied incorrectly, or for whatever reason were not able to be applied, the Selection Monitoring Group retain the right to: 1) Reconvene a selection meeting 2) Chair such a meeting 3) Apply new ‘emergency’ selection criteria if necessary to ensure the selection process is fair to all athletes on the official Paralympics Ireland panel seeking selection.
7 Irish Qualification Period
Sports Selection Meeting
Selection Monitoring Group
Board of Directors
Appeals Period
Selection Confirmation
4.0 SELECTION TIMELINES
The timelines for selection are sport specific and laid out in subsequent sections of this document. The close of the Irish qualification period is final and will supercede the closing date for athletes to achieve qualifying performances as per the Rio 2016 Qualification Guide.
8 5.0 NOTES TO SELECTION CRITERIA The following will apply for all sports unless otherwise indicated in sport specific sections below:
5.1 The Board of Directors of Paralympics Ireland will be the final decision making body in ratifying the position of all athletes and support staff on the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team.
5.2 The individuals named on the sports selection committees in this document are correct at the time of publication. Paralympics Ireland retain the right to amend the composition of any sports selection committee without further notice to athletes. NGB’s seeking to amend the composition of their sports selection committee may only do so with the expressed written authorisation of the CEO of Paralympics Ireland. Failure of a named selector to attend the selection meeting will not prevent the meeting from taking place and the process of selection continuing, provided at least 50% of the named selectors are in attendance at the appointed time and date for the meeting.
5.3 These criteria are subject to change, at the sole discretion of Paralympics Ireland, should Paralympics Ireland be notified of any material amendment to the Rio 2016 Qualification Guide by either the IPC, Rio 2016 or the relevant International Federation for the sport. In this instance, these selection criteria may be reviewed and, if amended, will be re-issued in writing to each athlete on the official Paralympics Ireland Panel at that time.
5.4 Athlete quota slots are generally allocated to Paralympics Ireland and not to Individual athletes. Paralympics Ireland will determine whether or not quota slots will be accepted with Rio 2016/IPC. In the small number of cases where slots are allocated to specifically named individuals, PI will still determine whether or not that slot will be accepted.
5.5 All prospective team members may be subjected to a medical assessment by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at his request or at the request of the sports selection committee or Paralympics Ireland. To remain eligible for selection the CMO must certify to Paralympics Ireland that in his opinion, taking into account all the available information at the time, the athlete will be medically fit to compete at Rio 2016. In making his decision, the CMO may seek further opinions from suitably qualified medical practitioners.
5.6 Paralympics Ireland retain the right (at its discretion) to withdraw athletes from selection consideration, or having being selected from the Irish Paralympic Team by:
5.6.1 certification by the Chief Medical Officer of illness or injury sufficient enough to prevent the athlete from competing at a level commensurate with high performance athletes at Paralympic Games. 5.6.2 the athlete, if requested, failing to prove the fitness or performance capability necessary to compete at a high level at the Paralympic Games.
9 5.6.3 failure to fully comply with their personal training and competition programme as agreed with their sport. 5.6.4 breach of the eligibility conditions for selection, the IPC Eligibility Code, the Paralympics Ireland Participant Rules or the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team Member Agreement
5.7 In the unlikely event of an athlete’s Sport Class changing from the time of the qualifying performance to the time of final sports entry by Paralympics Ireland, the Selection Committee and Paralympics Ireland retain the right not to select the athlete unless, in the view of the selection committee and Paralympics Ireland, the athlete is deemed to be more competitive in the new Sport Class than athletes not selected.
10 6.0 ELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION The following will apply for all sports unless otherwise indicated in sport specific sections below. To be eligible for selection athletes must:
6.1 Hold a valid Irish Passport with an expiry date on or after 20th March, 2017
6.2 Have completed the acceptance and acknowledgement forms as per the Paralympics Ireland Participant Rules as available on www.paralympics.ie as amended from time to time. (In the case of athletes under 18 years of age, parents/guardians must complete these forms too)
6.3 Have completed the Paralympics Ireland 2016 Team Member Agreement
6.4 Have completed the IPC Eligibility Code
6.5 Be a minimum of 14 years of age on 7th September, 2016, unless a higher minimum age requirement is applied by the International Federation of that sport (see 2.5) or by the national body for the sport in Ireland.
6.6 Hold an active IPC Athlete License for the 2016 season if competing in the IPC sports of Athletics, Powerlifting, Shooting or Swimming
6.7 Meet the sport specific requirements in full in terms of sports class status (classification) as per the Rio 2016 Qualfication Guide no later than the date of the Sports Selection Committee meeting to nominate the athletes to the Selection Monitoring Group.
6.7 Register an eligible performance within the Irish Qualification Period per sport, otherwise they will be ineligible for selection
11 7.0 APPEALS Paralympics Ireland have developed an expedited, standardised and centralised appeals mechanism for athletes wishing to appeal their non-selection arising from the ‘provisional selection’ of the Irish Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.
Athletes are advised that in accordance with the principles outlined in this document, Paralympics Ireland Board of Directors is the final decision making body in the selection of the 2016 Irish Team. Appeals against the decision and the process by which such decision has been reached shall be to a three person panel appointed by Just Sport Ireland (JSI). The three person panel shall review and adjudicate upon the decision and the process by which it was reached and, if appropriate, revoke such decision, refer the matter back to Paralympics Ireland for it to reconsider the matter in the light of its findings. Any Further Appeal would be to the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne in accordance with Paralympics Ireland rules.
7.1 Appeals Body The body appointed to receive and adjudicate on appeals is Just Sport Ireland.
7.2 Appeals Timelines (all dates are 2016) Appeals will only be accepted in accordance with the dates and times as listed below. Date Time Detail 21st June 19:00 Paralympics Ireland Board of Directors meeting to ‘provisionally select (subject to appeals)’ the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team 22nd June No later than 11:00 Athletes ‘provisionally selected’ notified by email 22nd June – 24th No later than 17:00 Appeal period. Notice of Appeal on the official form along June on 24th June with the appeal fee to be issued to JSI Secretariat by email, courier, post or fax as follows:
To: Ms. Emira O’Neill Address: Secretariat, Just Sport Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251155
A copy of this form should also be copied to Mr. Liam Harbison, CEO, Paralympics Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251176 25th June No later than 17:00 Statement of Appeal on the official form to be submitted to the JSI Secretariat. 26th June No later than 17:00 Paralympics Ireland to submit the Reply to the Statement of Appeal on the official form 27th June 11:00 Appeal Hearing at Irish Sport HQ to be conducted by a Panel of three Arbitrators appointed by JSI. 28th June No later than 24 Panel of three Arbitrators issues their Judgement hours after the hearing concludes
12 Sailing & Table Tennis: As per the sports specific timelines for selection in the document, the sports of Sailing and Table Tennis have an earlier selection timeline. Accordingly, appeals will only be accepted in accordance with the dates and times as listed below for these two sports:
Date Time Detail 9th March 19:00 Paralympics Ireland Board of Directors meeting to ‘provisionally select (subject to appeals)’ the 2016 Irish Paralympic Sailing & Table Tennis Team 10th March No later than 11:00 Athletes ‘provisionally selected’ notified by email 10th – 12th March No later than 17:00 Appeal period. Notice of Appeal on the official form along on 12th March with the appeal fee to be issued to JSI Secretariat by email, courier, post or fax as follows:
To: Ms. Emira O’Neill Address: Secretariat, Just Sport Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251155
A copy of this form should also be copied to Mr. Liam Harbison, CEO, Paralympics Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251176 13th March No later than 17:00 Statement of Appeal on the official form to be submitted to the JSI Secretariat. 14th March No later than 17:00 Paralympics Ireland to submit the Reply to the Statement of Appeal on the official form 15th March 11:00 Appeal Hearing at Irish Sport HQ to be conducted by a Panel of three Arbitrators appointed by JSI. 16th March No later than 24 Panel of three Arbitrators issues their Judgement hours after the hearing concludes.
Triathlon:
As per the sports specific timelines for selection in the document, the sport of Triathlon have a later selection timeline. Accordingly, appeals will only be accepted in accordance with the dates and times as listed below for this sport:
Date Time Detail 1st July 11:00 Paralympics Ireland Board of Directors meeting to ‘provisionally select (subject to appeals)’ the 2016 Irish Paralympic Triathlon Team 1st July No later than 13:00 Athletes ‘provisionally selected’ notified by email 2nd-4th July No later than 17:00 Appeal period. Notice of Appeal on the official form along on 4th July with the appeal fee to be issued to JSI Secretariat by email, courier, post or fax as follows:
To: Ms. Emira O’Neill Address: Secretariat, Just Sport Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251155
13 A copy of this form should also be copied to Mr. Liam Harbison, CEO, Paralympics Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Email: [email protected] Fax: (01) 6251176 5th July No later than 17:00 Statement of Appeal on the official form to be submitted to the JSI Secretariat. 6th July No later than 17:00 Paralympics Ireland to submit the Reply to the Statement of Appeal on the official form 7th July 11:00 Appeal Hearing at Irish Sport HQ to be conducted by a Panel of three Arbitrators appointed by JSI. 8th July No later than 24 Panel of three Arbitrators issues their Judgement hours after the hearing concludes.
Once a Notice of Appeal is received by JSI and jurisdiction accepted by the appointed arbitration panel, the appellant may only withdraw the appeal, should they decide to do so, during the Appeal Hearing.
7.3 Costs The appeal process with JSI is a low-cost disputes resolution process. Athletes issuing a Notice of Appeal must also lodge the appeal filing fee of €250 at that time. This fee is refundable if the appeal is upheld by the arbitrator.
The cost of the arbitration with JSI is €3,000. Both parties (the appellant and Paralympics Ireland) are required to lodge 50% each of this charge to JSI before the Appeal Hearing will take place.
Each party may appoint their own legal counsel at their own cost, however, in accordance with JSI arbitration rules, the arbitrator may also awards costs in his/her judgement to either party.
7.4 Official Forms Official forms relating to the appeals process are available to download at http://justsport.ie/forms/
14 8.1 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA – ATHLETICS
Sport Athletics
Team Leader James Nolan
Selection Committee Members of the Athletics Performance Committee at the time of the Selection Meeting. Current members of the APC are (November 2015): Eamonn Henry Nicky Hamill Paul McKee David Sweeney Jon Faulkner
Notes to Selection Criteria - As per section 5.0 of this document
Additional notes specific to Athletics: - Qualification slots are allocated to Paralympics Ireland and not the Individual athlete.
- The athlete will be considered for selection based on their best single performance in the Irish Team Qualification Period 1st August 2015 – 16th June 2016. For the Marathon the period is 1st January 2015 – 16th June 2016. This performance must have been achieved at an IPC Athletics Recognised Competition (IPC Competition, IPC Sanctioned Competition, IPC Athletics Approved Competition).
- Athlete must be 15 years of age on June 16th 2016.
- These criteria are subject to gender specific athlete quota slots being issued by IPC Athletics to Paralympics Ireland.
- Athletes, once selected, may achieve the Minimum Qualifying Standard in additional events up to the 14th August, 2016.
- Athletes may be entered into a range of eligible events. Once selection has taken place, the specific events athletes will be entered into will be finalised by the Team Leader prior to the deadline of final sports entries by the Chef de Mission (15th August, 2016). Alterations after the close of final entries are not permissible.
15 - All selected athletes will be required to comply with agreed competition and training plans between selection and the conclusion of the 2016 Paralympic Games. Competition and training plans shall be agreed between the Head of Paralympic Athletics and the athletes home programme coach. Athletes failing to comply with agreed competition and training plans may result in the athlete being withdrawn from the team.
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional eligibility criteria specific to athletics:
- Athletes must be a member of and comply with the conditions of the Paralympics Ireland Athletics Performance Committee Panel for 2016 by January 31st 2016 (except for athletes licensed for the first time by Paralympics Ireland after this date).
- Athletes must hold an active IPC Athletics license for the 2016 season.
- Athletes must be internationally classified with a ‘Review (date after 31st December 2016)’ or ‘Confirmed’ sport class status before 16th June 2016.
- Athletes must have achieved a Minimum Qualification Standard (AQS/BQS) at an IPC Athletics Recognised Competition (IPC Competition, IPC Sanctioned Competition, IPC Athletics Approved Competition) for their respective event in the IPC qualification period.
- Register an eligible performance within the Irish Qualification Period; otherwise the athlete will be ineligible for selection.
Criteria for Selection a) Athletes winning a gold or a silver medal at IPC Athletics World Championships 2015 (Doha) in an event on the Rio 2016 Sport Programme will be automatically selected providing they satisfy all eligibility criteria.
B) Athletes with an AQS and where the total no of athletes with AQS is lower than the available athlete quota per gender will be selected.
C) Where the no. of athlete quota places per gender exceeds the no. of athletes per gender with an AQS, eligible athletes with a BQS will be considered for the remaining athlete quota slots based on greatest percentage of the medal zone mark.
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D) Where the total no. of athletes per gender with an AQS exceeds the no. of athlete quota slots per gender, places will be awarded to eligible athletes on the basis of greatest percentage of the medal zone mark. This is defined as the time or distance of the athlete ranked 3rd on the IPC Athletics Rio 2016 12 month Qualificaton Ranking List from 1st April 2015 to April 1st, 2016 as published on http://www.paralympic.org/athletics/results/rankings
E) Where the percentage of the medal zone mark is tied to one percent for athletes competing for the second last quota place per gender, the place will be awarded by the selectors following consideration of:
- Performance progress made by each eligible athlete in their respective disciplines since the most recent global championships, (IPC Athletics Wolrd Championships, Doha 2015).
- Their opinion of the eligible athlete most likely to be nearer the medal zone at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
F) Where the percentage of the medal zone mark is tied to five percent for athletes competing for the final quota place per gender, the place will be awarded by the selectors following consideration of:
- Performance progress made by each eligible athlete in their respective disciplines since the most recent global championships, (IPC Athletics Wolrd Championships, Doha 2015).
- Their opinion of the eligible athlete most likely to be nearer the medal zone at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
G) Current Form Performance: Each eligible athletes performances (specifically legal times/distances recorded) between August 1st 2015- June 16th 2016 will be used for consideration by the selection committee. These performances have to be achieved at IPC Athletics Recognised Competitions. In the case of athletes competing in the Marathon, the period of time for athletes to achieve a “Current Form Performance” shall be, 1st January 2015 – 16th June 2016.
H) Bi-partite Commission invitations for athletics athletes will only be considered if athletes have achieved an A qualifying standard and in accordance with clause 2.7 of this document.
Sport Specific Timelines:
15th October 2014 to Qualification period for Irish Athlete to achieve eligible Minimum 16th June 2016 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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20th June 2016 Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
21st June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
22nd-24th June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
30th June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
18 8.2 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA - CANOEING
Sport CANOEING
Team Leader Neil Fleming
Selection Committee Karl Dunne, HP Coordinator Ike Jacobs, HP Board Rep Dave Pringle, Sprint Committee Chair Wesley Burke, CI Paracanoe Rep Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional eligibility criteria Specific to Canoeing:
- Athletes must be internationally classified with a ‘Review (date after 31st December 2016)’ or ‘Confirmed’ sport class status before 16th June 2016.
Criteria for Selection The highest ranked athlete at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships (Duisburg 17th-19th May 2016) in an event on the Rio 2016 Competition Programme will be selected.
In the event of a tie, the selectors will determine the selection of athletes in consideration of the following:
- In their opinion the athlete most likely to secure the highest finishing position at the 2016 Rio Games .
Sport Specific Timelines: 1st August 2015 – Qualification period for Irish Athlete to achieve eligible Minimum 30th May 2016 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
1st August 2015 – Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for 30th May 2016 consideration by the sports selection committee
No later than 20th Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio June 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
21st June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
22nd-24th June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
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29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
30th June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
20 8.3 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA - CYCLING
Sport CYCLING
Team Leader Tommy McGowan
Selection Committee Neill Delahaye, Para Cycling Head Coach Brian Nugent, Cycling Ireland Technical Director Tommy McGowan, Team Manager
Notes to Selection As per section 5.0 of this document Criteria Additional notes specific to cycling include:
- These criteria are subject to gender specific athlete quota slots being issued by UCI to Paralympics Ireland.
- Athletes may be entered into a range of events. Once selection has taken place, the specific events athletes will be entered into will be finalised by the National Coach prior to the deadline of final sports entries by the Chef de Mission (15th August, 2016). Alterations after the close of final entries are not permissible.
- Only athletes on the Paralympics Ireland 2016 Paracycling Panel at the time of sports selection meeting will be considered for selection for the ParaCycling Team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
- All selected athletes will be required to maintain trainability and performance targets at all times between the time of selection and the conclusion of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Trainability and performance targets shall be agreed between the athletes and the Paracycling Coach, Paracycling Team Manager and Cycling Ireland Technical Director. Athletes failing to maintain trainability and performance targets may result in the athlete being withdrawn from the team.
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional Eligibility Criteria specific to Cycling: Athletes must: - Be at least 18 years of age on the 31st December 2016.
- Hold an International Cycling Union licence issued by a National Cycling Federation.
- Be internationally classified with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a
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- Have competed in at least one international UCI Para-Cycling competition between 1st January 2014 and 6th June 2016.
- Complete and comply with the 2016 Cycling Ireland Agreement for Squad and Team Membership
- Complete and comply with the UCI Commitment to a New Cycling
Criteria for Selection
A) The selection mechanisms outlined below will be carried out separately for both men and women.
B) Any athlete winning a medal in any of the following UCI ParaCycling World Championships (in the disciplines listed below) will be selected subject to meeting all the eligibility criteria and to the no. of quota slots available to Ireland (excluding Bi-Partite Commission Invitation slots) being equal to or exceeding the no. of athletes qualifying under this criterion:
2015 UCI ParaCycling Road World Championships in Nottwill, Switzerland:
- Individual Road Race - Individual Time Trial
2016 UCI ParaCycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy
- Individual Pursuit - Individual 1km Time Trial
C) Should a tandem pair secure selection under clause (B) the medal winning stoker and pilot are both selected.
D) In the event of a second tandem (per gender) being selected for the Irish Team, the selection committee have the right to switch the pilot/stoker combination for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, but can only do so retaining the same individual pilots.
E) The remaining slots will be awarded to the athlete(s) with the greatest no. of points, using an athletes single best two placings in any of the World Championships, World Cups or C1 events between 1st March 2015 and 6th June 2016, when converted to a points score in line with the UCI World Ranking Points allocation system as per Appendix 1. Slots can only be filled with this method if the person(s) eligible for slot(s) have at least four points more than the remaining athletes in contention for a place.
F) In this case the selection committee will nominate the rider(s) for these final place(s) who in their view presents the best chance of being closest to the medal zone (top 3) in their best single discipline at the 2016 Paralympic Games. This
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G) In the case of Handcycling and Trikes, the overall position in the UCI World Cup Series rankings as at 6th June 2016 can be used as an additional means of gaining points for selection. In these two cases the overall position will earn the same points received by an athlete for the equivalent position in the World Championship event when converted to a points score in line with the UCI World Ranking Points allocation as per Cycling Appendix 1
(This criterion is included as handcycling events are not included in the UCI ParaCycling Track World Championships)
H) In the case of tandem pilots and stokers not having secured selection under clause (B), only the points gathered by the stoker are considered for the scoring mechanism in (E), irrespective of who the pilot was.
I) If a stoker qualifies a slot under clause (E) their pilots will be selected in accordance with the pilot selection mechanism in Cycling Appendix 2
Cycling Appendix 1 – UCI World Ranking Points Allocation System
Placing UCI World UCI World Cup C1 event Championship Series Points points Points for individual event 1st 60 30 15 2nd 52 26 13 3rd 44 22 11 4th 36 18 9 5th 32 16 8 6th 28 14 7 7th 24 12 6 8th 20 10 5 9th 16 8 4 10th 12 6 3
Cycling Appendix 2 – Pilot Selection Mechanism
The selection process for the pilots will consist of points being assigned to pilots in several areas and then the person with the highest cumulative score is selected.The areas where points will be scored are shown below:
Results in offical UCI events as outlined in Cycling Appendix 1 above. Points will be taken for the single best result with any athlete.
Points will be assigned to the pilot based on the scoring card in Cycling Appendix 3. The highest single score achieved on this table will be used. All times acquired over the year in key track training sessions, under competition conditions and performances as a pairing in UCI ranked events will be eligible for consideration when calculating a score with this table. A maximum of 20 points will be available here and it will be the decision of the National Coach to decide what score to given each pilot. Points will be assigned based on the pilot’s physiological profile paired with that of the behaviour and physiology required for the demands of the event.
23 Power files will be examined by the National Coach from data collected during designated testing appointments, regular training and competitions. A riders best power output will be compared against the best power results achieved by a member of the team and a score will be calculated based on the table in Cycling Appendix 4. The National Coach will assign scores for each pilot based on this table.
Cycling Appendix 3 – Pilot Selection Mechanism (scoring cards)
Time Points Worlds Fastest Tandem 20 Pursuit Time +1% 18 +1.5% 16 +2% 14 +2.5% 12 +3% 10 +3.5% 8 +4% 6 +4.5% 4 +5% 2
Cycling Appendix 4 – Pilot Selection Mechanism (scoring cards)
Power Points Highest wattage in team 20 from SRM testing in the Institute of Sport & data collected in training / competition from Power Meters +1% 18 +1.5% 16 +2% 14 +2.5% 12 +3% 10 +3.5% 8 +4% 6 +4.5% 4 +5% 2
24 Cycling Appendix 5 – Rider scoring card
Scoring mechanism Description Points Physiological/fitness Points will given to riders based on results of 50 testing physiological/fitness tests that are relevant to race parcours at Rio. All power files from official designated testing days and from certain training and competition events will be eligible for consideration. The National Coach will be responsible for assessing the data used for this scoring. The rationale behind this decision will form part of the Selection Report. A review of all the A complete review of all 2016 results will take 25 riders results place on each rider in contention. Only results where a rider has submitted a race report to the national coach will be eligible for assessment. The selection committee will calculate what level the rider is at based on available International records for the category being assessed and give a score commensurate with that standard. Potential development Points will be allocated to riders on how likely 25 for future events they are to develop and become a medal prospect at theTokyo Games in 2020.
Sport Specific Timelines: 1st January 2014 Qualification period for Irish Athlete to achieve eligible Minimum Qualification to 27th March Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 2016
1st January 2014 Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for – 6th June 2016 consideration by the sports selection committee
No later than 20th Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 June 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
st 21 June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
nd th 22 -24 June Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland 2016
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
th 30 June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
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5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
26 8.4 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA - EQUESTRIAN
Sport EQUESTRIAN
Team Leader [To be appointed]
Selection Committee Mrs Joan Keogh (Chair)
Ms Alison Mastin Moore
Ms Vida Tansey
Team Leader Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Additional notes specific to Equestrian: - All reference to ‘Athletes’ in relation to selection for Rio 2016 in this document refer to the combination of rider and horse.
- Athletes will be considered for selection based on their performances at the Irish Team Qualification Competitions. These competitions are as follows:
Competition Name Date Venue
CPEDI 3* 7-10 Apr Deauville 2016 (FRA)
CPEDI 3* 22-24 Apr Waregen 2016 (BEL)
CEPDI 3* 6-10 May Mannheim 2016 (GER)
CPEDI 3* 12-14 May Roosendaal 2016 (NED)
(Competition dates are subject to change)
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional eligibility criteria specific to Equestrian:
- Athletes must be Internationally classified with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31
27 December 2016
- Athlete/Horse combinations must have achieved at least one (1) sixty percent score at a FEI para Equestrian 3* or above event in an Individual or Team Competition between 1st January 2014 and 30th May 2016.
- Athletes and Horses must comply with all current FEI Rules and Regulations, be correctly registered with the FEI
- Athletes must be at least 16 years of age on the date of the selection meeting
- Horses must be born on or before 31st December 2010
- Horses entered for the Equestrian Events at the Paralympic Games must have been registered with the FEI by the date of Final Entries.
- Horses entered for Equestrian Competitions at the Paralympic Games must have a valid FEI Passport or an FEI approved national passport with a valid FEI Recognition Card as a means of identification and to establish ownership. These documents must be duly completed and correct at the time of the Competitions in compliance with the Vetinary Regulations (VR’s).
- No commercial prefix or suffix will be included with the name of the Horse on any Paralympic participation/entry list, start list or results. The FEI reserves the right to amend any Horse’s name accordingly.
Criteria for Selection Should Ireland qualify a team for Rio 2016, eligible athletes will be selected to the Irish Team based on the following criteria:
A) Athletes will be selected on the basis of their best single event performance at one of the 4 events listed in the ‘Notes to Selection Criteria’ above. The event performance is determined by an average of the athletes score in the Team Test and Championship Test.
28 B) Athletes will be ranked according to their best single event performance with the highest ranked athletes nominated for selection in accordance with the no. of available places on the Irish Team subject to (C) & (D) below.
C) In order to satisfy the FEI Grade quotas, at least one slot will be awarded to an athlete in either Grade 1a, Grade 1b or Grade 2. A maximum of 2 athletes in the same grade may be selected.
D) Where the best single event performance score is within one percent for eligible athletes competing for the final quota place, the final place will be awarded by the selectors on the basis of their opinion of the eligible athlete most likely to be nearer the medal zone at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Should Ireland fail to qualify a team, athletes will be selected for individual slots based on the same process as clause (B) above (excluding bipartite commission invitations).
Sport Specific Timelines: 1st November 2014 to Qualification period for Irish Athlete to achieve eligible Minimum 31st January 2016 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
1st January 2014 – 30th Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for May 2016 consideration by the sports selection committee
No later than 20th June Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
st 21 June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
nd th 22 -24 June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish
Paralympic Team
29 30th June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
30 8.5 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA – FOOTBALL 7-A-SIDE
Sport FOOTBALL 7-A-SIDE
Team Leader Barry Ferguson
Selection Committee Barry Ferguson (Team Leader)
Gerard Glynn (Head Coach)
Darragh Sheridan (Independent Observer appointed of PI). Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional eligibility criteria specific to Football 7-a-Side:
- Athletes must be a minimum of fifteen (15) years of age on 31st August 2016
- Athletes must have entered in at least one international, sanctioned CPISRA/IFCPF Football 7-a-side competition between 1 January 2014 and 25 June 2016
- Athletes must be internationally classified either with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31 December 2016.
Criteria for Selection The team of 14 athletes to represent Ireland will be determined by the Team Leader and Head Coach.
Prior to submission of nominations to Paralympics Ireland’s Selection Monitoring Group, the rationale for the selection of each player must be approved and verified by the Indepentent observer appointed by PI.
Sport Specific Timelines: No later than 20th June Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team 21st June 2016
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22nd-24th June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland 27th June 2016
Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish 29th June 2016 Paralympic Team
30th June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
6th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
32 8.6 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA - SAILING
Sport SAILING
Team Leader [To be appointed]
Selection Committee Irish Sailing Association’s Olympic Selection Group (OSG)
At the time of publication, the members of the OSG include: Colm Barrington (Chair) Morgan Buckley Alan Crosbie Colin Kavanagh Trevor Millar Bill O'Hara Marcus Spillane
Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Additional Eligibility Criteria specific to Sailing:
- Athletes must have competed in at least one (1) official ISAF/IFDS sanctioned competition between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2016
- Athletes must be internationally classified either with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31 December 2016;
Criteria for Selection A) Any crew securing a Paralympic Games Sailing quota slot for Ireland at the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships in Melbourne from Nov 24th – December 3rd will be nominated to Paralympics Ireland for selection for Rio 2016.
B) Substitution of helm or crew members will only be permitted by agreement between the Performance Director of the Irish Sailing Association (following detailed written submission) and the Selection Monitoring Group.
33 Sport Specific Timelines:
1st January 2014 – Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve eligible Minimum 31st December 2015 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
1st January 2014 – Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for 31st December 2015 consideration by the sports selection committee ends at the World Championships in November.
No later than 31st Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio January 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group
9th March 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
th th 10 – 12 March Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland 2016
No later than 18th Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland March
20th April 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish
Paralympic Sailing Team
21st April 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
34 8.7 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA - SHOOTING
Sport SHOOTING
Team Leader Raymond Kane
Selection Committee Liam Crawford
Raymond Kane
Lee Riley
Kevin Kilty Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Additional notes specific to Shooting: - Bipartite Commission invitations will only be considered by Paralympics Ireland if the athlete has achieved the Minimum Qualifying Standard
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of this document Consideration Addiitonal Eligiblity Criteria specific to Shooting:
- Athletes must be a member of and comply with the conditions of the Paralympics Ireland Shooting Performance Committee Panel for 2016 by January 31st 2016 (except for athletes licensed for the first time by Paralympics Ireland after this date).
- Athletes must hold an active IPC Shooting Athletes Licence for the 2016 season
- Athletes must be internationally classified either with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31st December 2016.
- Athletes must have achieved the following Minimum Qualification Scores (MQS) at two (2) IPC Recognised Competitions (IPC Competition, IPC Sanctioned Competition, IPC Shooting Approved Competition) in the same medal event between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2016:
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Criteria for Selection Athletes will be selected for event(s) for which Quota Slots have been awarded based on the following:
The athlete with the highest ranking on the IPC Shooting Ranking List as at 30th May 2016.
In the unlikely event of a tie between 2 eligible athletes, the selection committee will nominate the athlete who in their view is most likely to be closest to the medal zone at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Sport Specific Timelines: 1st Jan 2014-30th Qualification period for Irish athletes to win Direct Allocation Slots at November 2015 IPC Shooting Qualifying Events.
1st Jan 2014 to 30th May Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve eligible Minimum 2016 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
1st July 2015 – 30th May Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for 2016 consideration by the sports selection committee
No later than 20th June Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group.
21st June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
36 22nd-24th June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board Meeting to ratify the selection of the 2016
Irish Paralympic Team
th 30 June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
37 8.8 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA – SWIMMING
Sport SWIMMING
Team Leader Hayley Burke
Selection Committee Members of the Swimming Performance Committee at the time of the Selection Meeting. Current members of the SPC are: Hayley Burke Jim Laverty Mairead Farquarson Peter Banks Nicky Hamill Frank Cullinan
Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5 of this document.
Additional notes specific to Swimming:
- These criteria are subject to gender specific athlete quota slots being issued by IPC swimming to Paralympics Ireland.
- Athletes will be considered for selection based on their best single performance in the Irish Team Qualification Period (1st July 2015 – 30th May 2016). This performance must have been achieved at an IPC Swimming 50m Recognised Competition (IPC Competition, IPC Sanctioned Competition, IPC approved Competition.)
- Athletes may be entered into a range of eligible events. Once selection has taken place, the specific events athletes will be entered into will be finalised by the Team Leader prior to the deadline of final sports entries by the Chef de Mission (15th August, 2016). Alterations after the close of final entires are not permissible.
- Bi-partite Commission invitations for swimming athlete will only be considered if athletes have achieved the Minimum Qualifying Standard. Bipartite Commission invitations will also be
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Eligibility for Selection As per section 6 of this document. Consideration Additional eleigibility criteria specific to swimming:
- Athletes must be a member of and comply with the conditions of the Paralympics Ireland Swimming Performance Committee Panel for 2016 by January 31st 2016 (except for athletes licensed for the first time by Paralympics Ireland after this date).
- Athletes must be a minum of 14 years of age on 7th September, 2016
- Athletes must hold an active IPC Swimming Athlete License for the 2016 season
- Athletes must have achieved a Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) at an IPC Swimming Recognised 50m Competition (IPC Competition, IPC Sanctioned Competition or IPC Approved Competition) for the respective event between 15th October 2014 and 30th May 2016
- Athletes must have achieved a Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) in accordance with the Athlete Licensing Programme Policies valid for the 2014-2016 seasons; and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Qualification Guide Swimming
- Athletes must be internationally classified with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31 December 2016.
- Athletes must register an eligible performance within the Irish Qualification Period of the 1st July 2015 – 30th May, 2016
Criteria for Selection A) Places will be awarded in the first instance to eligible athletes on the
39 basis of ‘Medal Potential’. (Medal Potential is defined as a percentage of the bronze medal winning performance in the event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships).
B) Where the ‘Medal Potential’ is tied within one percent for eligible athletes competing for the final quota place available per gender, the place will be awarded by the selectors on the basis of their opinion of the eligible athlete most likely to be nearer the medal zone at the Paralympic Games.
Sport Specific Timelines: 15th October 2014 – Qualification period for Irish Athlete to achieve eligible Minimum 30th May 2016 Qualification Standards for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
1st July 2015 – 30th Qualification period for Irish Athletes to achieve performances for May 2016 consideration by the sports selection committee
No later than 20th Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio June 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group.
21st June 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
22nd-24th June 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
27th June 2016 Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland
29th June 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board Meeting to ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
30th June 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
40 8.9 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA – TABLE TENNIS
Sport TABLE TENNIS
Team Leader Ronan Rooney
Selection Committee Darren Coombes - Chair of Para Table Tennis High Performance Committee
Mark O’Flynn
Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Additonal notes specific to Table Tennis: - Qualification slots are allocated to the individual, not to Paralympics Ireland.
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of his document Consideration Additional Eligibility Criteria specific to Table Tennis:
- Athletes must be ranked on the ITTF Para Table Tennis (PTT) World Rating List closing 31st December 2015
- Athletes must meet the requirements of the ITTF Tournament Credit System (1st January 2014 to 31st December 2015)
- Athletes must be internationally classified with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status
Criteria for Selection Athletes allocated a quota place by the ITTF will be considered by the selection committee for nomination to Paralympics Ireland on the basis of meeting all the eligibility requirements in this document.
Bipartite Commission Invitations will be considered in accordance with the provisions of 2.7 of this document.
Sport Specific Timelines: 31st December 2015 End of the period for athletes to attain performances to be recorded on the ITTF PTT Male and Female World Ranking Lists
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No later than 31st Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio January 2016 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group.
th 9 March 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
10th – 12th March Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland 2016
No later than 18th Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland March
th 20 April 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board Meeting to ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
21st April 2016 Selected athletes notified in writing
5th July 2016 Rio 2016 Team Announcement
42 8.10 SPORTS SELECTION CRITERIA – TRIATHLON
Sport TRIATHLON
Team Leader [To Be Appointed]
Selection Committee To be appointed (Team Leader) Chris Kitchen (CEO, Triathlon Ireland) Rachel Ray – Para Triathlon High Performance Administrator
Notes to Selection Criteria As per section 5.0 of this document
Additonal notes specific to Triathlon: - The qualification slot is allocated to Paralympics Ireland, not to an individual athlete. - In the case of a Bipartite Commission Invitation the slot is allocated to the individual athlete.
Eligibility for Selection As per section 6.0 of his document Consideration Additional Eligibility Criteria specific to Triathlon:
- Athletes must be ranked on the ITU Paralympic Qualification List closing 30 June 2016 - Athletes must be internationally classified with either a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘Review’ sport class status with a review date after 31 December 2016.
Criteria for Selection Any athlete securing a Paralympic Games Triathlon quota slot for Ireland via the ITU Paralympic Qualification List method will be nominated to Paralympics Ireland for selection for Rio 2016 subject to meeting all the eligibility requirments listed in this document.
Bipartite Commission Invitation Applications will be will be considered by the selection committee for recommendation to Paralympics Ireland for athletes ranked 14th or better on the ITU Paralympic Qualification List closing on June 30, 2016.
The submission of Bipartite Commission Invitation applications by Paralympics Ireland will be in accordance with the above and the provisions of 2.7 of this document.
43 Sport Specific Timelines: 30th June 2016 End of the period for athletes to attain performances to be recorded on the ITU Paralympic Qualification List
30th June 2016 Sports Selection Committee Meeting to nominate athletes for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to the Selection Monitoring Group.
1st July 2016 Board meeting to ‘provisionally’ select the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team in the sport of Triathlon nd th 2 -4 July 2016 Athlete appeals period to Just Sport Ireland
No later than 7th Appeal hearing by Just Sport Ireland July 2016
th 11 July 2016 Paralympics Ireland Board Meeting to ratify the selection of the 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
No later than 13th Selected athletes notified in writing July 2016 Note: Rio 2016 Team Announcement If no appeals are submitted during the athlete appeals period for Triathlon, the
Provisional Selection will be ratified and the triathlon athletes will be
announced with the rest of the Irish Paralympic Team on July 5th. If an appeal is submitted, the triathlon athletes will be announced at a later date.
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