The field and the equipment

Measurements and equipment: what officials check, rarely what decides a match.

Officials' detail · 2 rules · Step 4 of 4

Track

Can para athletes run with prosthetic legs?T61 to T64 athletes must compete on lower-limb prostheses and finish the race with them; reaching the line without one disqualifies, and in field events the trial fails.

Field events and discipline

What equipment is checked before a para athletics event?Racing chairs, running frames, throwing frames, prostheses, helmets, tethers and eye masks are checked in the call room.

All Para athletics rules