SportsMaze

What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 4 rules · Step 2 of 4

Track

  1. Do blind runners get two lanes?In races run in lanes, T11 and T12 athletes get two lanes, treated as one, with starts in lanes 1, 3, 5 or 7.
  2. What is frame running?Frame running is for T71 and T72 athletes with coordination impairments.

Field events and discipline

  1. How do seated throws work in para athletics?Seated throwers (F31 to F34 and F51 to F57) throw from a frame fixed in the circle.
  2. How do blind athletes do the long jump?T11 jumpers may have two assistants: a caller who guides the run-up by sound and an escort who positions them; T12 jumpers may have one.
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