Performance Trajectory Related to Age, Classification, and Sex in Elite Kayak Para Canoe Athletes

Neto, Frederico Ribeiro; Vara, Maria de Fátima Fernandes; Dorneles, Jefferson Rodrigues; Costa, Rodrigo Rodrigues Gomes

doi:10.1097/phm.0000000000002308

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“…Recent studies have established the performance trajectories of athletes and paraathletes, correlating age, sex, and Paralympic sport classifications with performance in both sports and Para sports (Dehghansai et al, 2020;Hogarth et al, 2021;Longo et al, 2016;Patatas et al, 2018;Ribeiro Neto et al, 2023;Schipman et al, 2019;Severin et al, 2022). However, we did not find studies that addressed the comparative developmental trajectories of Paralympic and Olympic athletes.…”

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“…Specifically, athletes with greater impairment demonstrated reduced power and limited trunk and leg range of motion compared to athletes with milder impairments (Bjerkefors et al, 2019). Moreover, considering the prevalence of male athletes in the development of Paralympic sports (Hogarth et al, 2021;IPC & International Paralympic Committee, 2023;Schipman et al, 2019;Severin et al, 2022), including PCS (IPC & International Paralympic Committee, 2023;Ribeiro Neto et al, 2023), it is plausible that KL3-M athletes are nearing their maximum physical capabilities, in similar fashion to OCS athletes. The present study supports a previous finding related to Note.…”

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“…We analyzed PCS athletes in their respective classes (KL1, KL2, and KL3), with the origin of their impairment stratified into acquired impairment (AI, i.e., post-birth impairment) and congenital impairment (CI, i.e., birth impairment) (Dehghansai et al, 2020;Lopes-Silva et al, 2022;Ribeiro Neto et al, 2023). For OCS, we used only the K1 class (individual kayak).…”

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“…Additionally, technical and tactical aspects of the sport, like the number of strokes and stroke frequency, play a fundamental role in determining an athlete's performance (McDonnell et al, 2013;Teixeira Fabricio dos Santos et al, 2023). However, other variables can influence the evolution of a sport, such as classification by ability, age, and sex, which are often considered specific to sport and Para sport characteristics (Allen & Hopkins, 2015;Dehghansai et al, 2020;Hogarth et al, 2021;Longo et al, 2016;Ribeiro Neto et al, 2023;Schipman et al, 2019;Severin et al, 2022).…”

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“…A previous study analyzed the performance trajectory of PCS athletes based on age and excluded outlier values above the 50 th percentile of the finals (Ribeiro Neto et al, 2023). However, to understand the athletes' development trajectories, it is important to analyze the finals in terms of both total times and performance variability.…”

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Paralympic Versus Olympic Canoe Sprint: Comprehension of the Development Trajectory of the Kayak 200 Meters

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Castelli Correia de Campos

et al. 2024

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Improvements in race times for male and female Para canoe athletes across different sports classes have led to a reduction in relative differences between classes over time. However, there is a lack of research examining the comparative developmental trajectories between high-performance Paralympic (PCS) and Olympic (OCS) canoe sprint. In this study, we compared the developmental trajectories of 200-meter kayak performances among PCS and OCS athletes. In total, we analyzed 628 race results obtained from public online databases, for nine competitions between 2015 and 2023. Race times were reduced over the years except in specific sports classes (KL3-M, K1-M, and K1-F; KL: Kayak Level, M: male, F: female), with a poor positive correlation (r = 0.17 to 0.33) between time and the years. For the remaining sports classes, these correlations ranged from poor to fair (r = −0.58 to −0.13). OCS K1 athletes outperformed their Paralympic counterparts. Among Paralympic classes, KL1 had slower times than KL2 and KL3 ( p ≤ .05), with KL2 times significantly lower than KL3 in the female category. OCS athletes exhibited less variability in race times compared to PCS athletes. In the male category, there were no significant differences in the coefficients of variation (CV) and amplitude of race times between sport classes, except for KL1-M, which had a larger CV than K1 ( p ≤ .05). In the female category, the CV and amplitude of race times were significantly higher in KL1-F compared to KL3-F and K1-F. OCS times remained stable from 2015, with KL3-M following a similar trend. PCS displayed greater race time variability, particularly in higher impairment classes, notably KL1. This underscores the existence of distinct developmental stages within the canoe sprint modality, particularly emphasizing the early developmental phase of KL1. It also provides valuable insights for coaches and sports selection, especially concerning athletes with more severe impairments, including those in Rehabilitation Centers and during athlete recruitment.

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