PERFORMANCE TRAJECTORY RELATED TO AGE, CLASSIFICATION AND SEX IN ELITE KAYAK PARA CANOE ATHLETES.
Frederico Ribeiro NetoMaria de Fátima Fernandes VaraJefferson Rodrigues DornelesRodrigo Rodrigues Gomes CostaPublished in: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation (2023)
Race times have improved overall since 2015, but not for the KL3-M class. Nevertheless, due to the stochastic ages of the finalist athletes, it was not possible to determine the age at which peak performance is achieved in all classes. Kayak Para canoe classes should be monitored in the coming years to determine whether interventions are necessary to improve differentiation.