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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide Page 1 of 5Sailing June 2006
 
SAILING
BEIJING 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMESEVENTS (3) MIXED (3)
Single-Person Keelboat (2.4mR )Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18 )Three-Person Keelboat (Sonar)
ATHLETE QUOTA Male between 12 and 68Female between 12 and 68Total 80ALLOCATION OFQUALIFICATION
The qualification is allocated to the NPC notthe individual athlete or team.Qualification slots will only be granted to anNPC if the athlete(s) attaining the qualifyingperformance is eligible to compete for therespective NPC at the Beijing 2008Paralympic Games.
MAXIMUM QUOTAALLOCATION PER NPC
An NPC can be allocated no more than one (1)qualification slot per event for a maximumquota allocation of three (3) qualification slotsper NPC. The maximum qualification slots tobe allocated per event is as follows:
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fourteen (14) for the Single-PersonKeelboat;
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twelve (12) for the Two-Person Keelboat;and
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fourteen (14) for the Three-PersonKeelboat.In the case that qualification slots are notconfirmed for usage by 4 April 2008 the IFDSmay redistribute any unused qualification slotsamong the two other events.
 
 
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide Page 2 of 5Sailing June 2006
 
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for selection by an NPC, allathletes must have competed in an officialInternational Association for Disabled Sailing(IFDS) sanctioned competition between 1January 2005 and 6 July 2008.No athlete may change his/her nationality tosail for another country after 6 September2007.
MAXIMUM ENTRY PERNPC
An NPC that qualifies can enter a maximum ofone (1) boat per event and may select amaximum of
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one (1) athlete for the Single-PersonKeelboat event;
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two (2) athletes (of which one minimummust be a female athlete) for the Two-Person Keelboat event; and
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three (3) athletes for the Three-PersonKeelboat event.
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLESMETHOD QUALIFICATION TOTAL2006 IFDS DISABLEDSAILING WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSALLOCATIONSingle-Person Keelboat
The seven (7) top ranked NPCsqualify (one boat per NPC)
Three-Person Keelboat
The seven (7) top ranked NPCsqualify (one boat per NPC)In the case that a 2006 IFDSDisabled Sailing World Championshipsis not held or the required number ofraces are not completed (inaccordance with IFDS rules) then thequalification slots attributed to thecompetition will be redistributed to the2007 IFDS Disabled Sailing WorldChampionships Allocation method andallocated through the results of thecorresponding event.7 athletes(7 boats)21 athletes(7 boats)
 
 
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide Page 3 of 5Sailing June 2006
 
METHOD QUALIFICATION TOTAL2007 IFDS DISABLEDSAILING WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSALLOCATIONSingle-Person Keelboat
The six (6) top ranked NPCs, nototherwise qualified, qualify (one boatper NPC)
Two-Person Keelboat
The six (6) top ranked NPCs qualify(one boat per NPC)
Three-Person Keelboat
The six (6) top ranked NPCs qualify(one boat per NPC)In the case that a 2007 IFDSDisabled Sailing World Championshipsis not held or the required number ofraces are not completed (inaccordance with IFDS rules) then thequalification slots attributed to thecompetition will be retroactivelyredistributed to the 2006 IFDSDisabled Sailing World ChampionshipsAllocation method and allocatedthrough the results of thecorresponding event.In the case that both the 2006 and2007 IFDS Disabled Sailing WorldChampionships are not held or therequired number of races are notcompleted (in accordance with IFDSrules) then the qualification slotsattributed to these competitions willbe allocated based on a discretionarypolicy approved by the IPC.6 athletes(6 boats)12 athletes(6 boats)18 athletes(6 boats)
2008 IFDS DISABLEDSAILING WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSALLOCATIONTwo-Person Keelboat
The five (5) top ranked NPCs qualify(one boat per NPC)
 
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