disability sport classification

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Disability sport classification is the system used to group athletes with different types and degrees of impairment into fair and comparable competition classes in Paralympic and other disability sports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Paralympic sport concept
sports classification system
aimsTo ensure that sporting excellence determines results
minimize the impact of impairment on competition outcome
appliesTo athletes with ataxia
athletes with athetosis
athletes with coordination impairments
athletes with hypertonia
athletes with intellectual disability
athletes with intellectual impairments
athletes with leg length difference
athletes with limb deficiency
athletes with muscle power impairment
athletes with physical impairments
athletes with range of movement impairment
athletes with short stature
athletes with vision loss
athletes with visual impairments
associatedWith Paralympic movement
disability sport
basedOn impact of impairment on sport performance
severity of impairment
type of impairment
documentedIn IPC Classification Code and International Standards
evolvedFrom medical classification systems
evolvedTo evidence-based classification systems
functional classification systems
governedBy International Paralympic Committee
hasChallenge classification accuracy
consistency across sports
intentional misrepresentation
hasComponent medical assessment
observation in competition
physical assessment
technical assessment
hasOutcome allocation of athletes to sport classes
eligibility determination for events
hasPurpose to ensure fair competition between athletes with impairments
to group athletes with similar activity limitation
implementedBy international sport federations
national Paralympic committees
national sport federations
includesConcept confirmed status
fixed review date status
review status
sport class
sport class status
regulatedBy disability sport classification self-linksurface differs
surface form: IPC Athlete Classification Code

sport-specific classification rules
relatedTo anti-doping regulations in sport
sport governance
requires standardized assessment protocols
trained classifiers
usedIn Paralympic Games
IPC Athletics World Championships
surface form: World Para Athletics competitions

IPC Swimming World Championships
surface form: World Para Swimming competitions

blind football competitions
goalball competitions
para Nordic skiing competitions
para alpine skiing competitions
para cycling competitions
para ice hockey competitions
para powerlifting competitions
para rowing competitions
para triathlon competitions
sitting volleyball competitions
wheelchair basketball competitions
wheelchair rugby competitions

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Paralympic Games classificationSystem disability sport classification
1994 Winter Paralympics hasCompetitionFormat disability sport classification
this entity surface form: Paralympic classification system
disability sport classification regulatedBy disability sport classification self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IPC Athlete Classification Code
2017 World Para Athletics Championships classificationSystem disability sport classification
this entity surface form: Paralympic classification
1998 Winter Paralympics disabilityClassificationSystem disability sport classification
this entity surface form: Paralympic classification
IPC Athletics World Championships disabilityClassificationSystem disability sport classification
this entity surface form: IPC athletics classification
athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics classificationSystem disability sport classification
this entity surface form: Paralympic disability classification
Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics classificationSystem disability sport classification
this entity surface form: Paralympic classification