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 ...
The Classification Code of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), inter alia, mandates the development of evidence-based systems of classification. This paper provides a scientific background ...
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 ...