Paralympic Sport Classification

While watching Paralympic games, have you wondered what each game category means? Wanted to know more about the Paralympic sport category?


The following page on BBC Sport explains well about the Paralympic Sport Classification.

Rio Paralympics 2016: An A-Z of Paralympic sport classifications
http://www.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/18934366

Check the above page to find out more about what each class means:

• Archery (W1 / Open)
• Athletics (F...Field / T...Track + 11-13...Visually impaired / 20...Intellectually impaired / 31-38...With cerebral palsy or other neurological conditions / 40...With short stature / 42-47...Amputees *Not using a wheelchair. / T51-54...Wheelchair track / F51-58... Wheelchair field)
• Boccia (BT1 / BT2 / BT3 / BT4)
• Canoeing (KL1 / KL2 / KL3)
• Cycling (B1-2...Visually impaired / H1-5...Handcycle / T1-2...Tricycle / C1-5...Bicycle)
• Equestrian (Grade Ia / Grade Ib / Grade II / Grade III / Grade IV)
• Five-a-side Football ...Visual impairment
• Seven-a-side Football ...With cerebral palsy or a subsequent brain injury
• Goalball ...Visually impaired
• Judo ...Visually impaired
• Powerlifting ...All with a physical disability classified by weight
• Rowing (AS (arms and shoulders) / TA (trunk and arms) / LTA (legs, trunk and arms) *Visually impaired can be included.)
• Sailing (Sonar...Mixed three-person / Skud-18...Mixed two-person / 2.4mR...Single person)
• Shooters (SH1 / SH2)
• Sitting Volleyball ...With a physical impairment
• Swimming (1-10 ...Physical impairment with 1 the most severe - 10 the least severe / 11-13 ...Visual impairment / 14 ...Intellectual impairment) *S...freestyle / backstroke / butterfly, SB...breaststroke / SM...individual medley.
• Table Tennis ...With a physical or intellectual disability (1-5 ...Wheelchair with 1 the most severely impaired - 5 the least impaired / 6-10 ...Ambulant athletes with 6 the most severely impaired - 10 the least / 11 ...Intellectual impairment)
• Triathlon 750m swim + 20km cycle + 5km run (Men / Women + PT1 ...Wheelchair / PT2-4 ...Ambulant athletes / PT5 ...Visually impaired)
• Wheelchair Basketball ...By giving all players a points rating between 1.0 and 4.5)
• Wheelchair Fencing (Category A ...With good balance and recovery / Category B ...With poor balance and recovery)
• Wheelchair Rugby ...Use a points system
• Wheelchair Tennis (Open / Quad ...Impairments in three or more limbs)