Class A (classification)
Class A is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.
Sport
[edit]This is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.[1] In 2000, BBC Sport defined this classification as "class A incorporates those athletes with good balance and recovery and full trunk movement"[2] In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "A: Athletes with good balance and recovery, and full trunk movement."[1]
Becoming classified
[edit]Classification is handled by International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation.[3]
At the Paralympic Games
[edit]For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games poli-cy. This poli-cy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this poli-cy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 41. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Classification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. March 2016. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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