The Paris 2024 Paralympics begin this week, with the opening ceremony on Wednesday (August 28) and the first day of competition on Thursday (August 29). The idea behind classifications is to ensure ...
Classification forms the cornerstone of the Paralympic movement and challenges the threat of one-sided and predictable competition, where the least-impaired athlete always wins. It determines which ...
With the Paris 2024 Paralympics well under way, we take a look at how the classification system works in para-sport – and how are athletes’ classifications defined? The idea behind classifications is ...