2018 Indonesia Asian Para Games Qualification Guideline
Version 1, Published: 02 February 2018
This Guide describes in detail how athletes and teams can qualify for the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games in each of the 18 sports on the Games programme.
The Guide presents:
- An overview of the Indonesia 2018 Sports Programme,
- The general Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) regulations on eligibility,
- The specific qualification criteria for each sport (in alphabetical order),
- A glossary of the terminology used throughout the document.
Structure of Sport-Specific Qualification Criteria
Each sport-specific section in this Guide follows a standardized format. Readers can quickly locate information or cross-reference it between sports. The standard structure of each sport-specific qualification criteria is as follows:
- Events
- Athletes Quotas
- Allocation of Qualification Slots
- Maximum Quota Allocation per NPC
- Athlete Eligibility
- Maximum Entries per NPC
- Qualification System (in order of the allocation progression)
- Timeline
- Confirmation Process of Allocated Slots
- Reallocation of Unused Qualification Slots
- International Federation (IF) Contact Information
QUALIFICATION METHODS
There are a variety of qualification methods which the International Federations (IFs) may employ depending on the nature and traditions of each sport. The mix of qualification methods within each sport is supposed to respect the following principles:
- To ensure that the Asia’ leading athletes receive the opportunity to perform at the highest level;
- To uphold the fundamental ethical concept of non-discrimination; and
- To ensure that regional opportunities for qualification exist (wherever possible) and that regional distribution of qualification slots is justifiably based on elite performances and/or prevalence of a sport in a given sub-region.
The following qualification methods may be used:
- Placement at World Championships.
- Placement at Regional/Zonal Championships or Regional Games
- Placement in other IF sanctioned Competitions or Qualifiers
- Rank on a World or Regional Ranking List
- Rank on a specific Asian Qualification Ranking List
- Achievement of a Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) with or without subsequent Quota Allocation Formula
- Host Country Slots
- Bipartite Invitation
Questions and Updates
For questions regarding sport-specific qualification issues please contact the respective IF. Occasional updates to this document may be necessary. For the latest version of the Guide (see date on front page) please visit the Asian Paralympic Committee Official Website: http://www.asianparalympic.org/
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