Para athletics words · Beginner
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Para athletics
Athletics for athletes with an eligible impairment, governed by the IPC under the name World Para Athletics. It covers running, jumping, throwing and wheelchair racing, and builds on the World Athletics rules. Athletes compete in sport classes.
Sport classes
Sport class code
The letter shows the kind of event: T for track events (and jumps) and F for field events (throws). The number shows the impairment group and the level, so T11 to T13 are vision classes and lower numbers within a group mean more impairment.