• Gold Medal 🥇: In Para Canoe– men’s VA’A single 200M-VL2, Fernando Rufino De Paulo from Brazil won the gold medal by crossing the finish line in 50.47 seconds and securing the first position. By winning the gold medal today, Fernando Rufino De Paulo has proved that nothing is impossible in this world. Para Canoe- men’s VA’A single 200M-VL2 falls in category v1, therefore, in this sport, the players are given a single blade paddle. Every athlete taking part in this competition rides on the boat and crosses the finish line using a single blade paddle.
Fernando Rufino De Paulo looked aggressive in this sport right from the beginning. After the start of the game, Fernando Rufino De Paulo won the game very cleverly by maintaining his physical ability and mental balance. Fernando Rufino De Paulo was leading the other players from the start using his physical abilities, and finally finished the race first in 50.47 seconds and won the gold medal for himself and his country. Fernando Rufino De Paulo is becoming popular all over the world today, the main reason for which is that his lifelong hard work has paid off today.
• Silver Medal 🥈: Igor Alex Tofalini, a resident of Brazil, crossed the finish line in 51.78 seconds and secured his second position in this sport. Fernando Rufino De Paulo, also from Brazil, crossed the finish line almost a second ahead of Fernando Rufino De Paulo and won the gold medal. However, Igor Alex Tofalini won the silver medal by crossing the finish line in 51.78 seconds, which is a very big deal. Both these players were equal in this race, but Igor Alex Tofalini left everyone behind in this sport by maintaining his physical ability and mental balance.
•Bronze medal🥉: Blake Haxton, a resident of the United States of America, crossed the finish line in 51.81 seconds and won the bronze medal. If seen, Blake Haxton was lagging behind Igor Alex Tofalini by just a few nano seconds. But the thing worth noticing in this sport is that every player crossed the finish line in a very similar time.
NO. COUNTRY | NAME | FINISH |
1. BRA | Fernando Rufino De Paulo | 50.47 Sec. |
2. BRA | Igor Alex Tofalini | 51.78 Sec. |
3.USA | Blake Haxton | 51.81 Sec. |
4. POR | Norberto Mourao | 52.70 Sec. |
5. HUN | Robert Suba | 53.78 Sec. |
6. CAN | Mathieu ST-Pierre | 54.37 Sec. |
7. GBR | Edward Clifton | 54.78 Sec. |
8. UKR | Andrii Kryvchun | 55.01 Sec. |
• Norberto Mourao crossed the finish line in 52.70 seconds and secured his fourth place in the event. And Robert Suba crossed the finish line in 53.78 seconds and secured his fifth place in the event. Similarly Mathieu ST-Pierre crossed the finish line in 54.37 seconds and secured his sixth place in the event.
• Edward Clifton finished the race in 54.78 seconds to finish seventh overall. Andrii Kryvchun finished eighth overall in 55.01.
• In Para Canoe, all the athletes are placed in different categories according to their ability and special type. For your information, there are two categories in this sport, first K1 and 2nd V1. In K1 category athletes use double blade paddle, while in V1 athletes use single blade paddle. And in this way all the athletes display their mental balance and physical ability in this sport to the whole world.