Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

This article is about the 2012 Summer Paralympics event for athletes with cerebral palsy and similar impairments. For the event at those Games for blind and partially sighted athletes, see Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. For the able-bodied event at the 2012 Olympic Games, see Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Football 7-a-side
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Hockey Centre
Dates1 – 9 September
Competitors96 (8 teams)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Russia  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ukraine  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iran  Iran
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Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in London at the Olympic Hockey Centre, from 1 September to 9 September. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination. 96 footballers are expected to compete for one set of medals.[2]

For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament.

  1. ^ "International Paralympic Committee". 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Football 7-a-side" Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, accessed 20 May 2011.