In 2003, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) developed a Classification Strategy with the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport focused classification systems and their implementation. The IPC Classification Code is a direct result of recommendations made in this Strategy.

The Classification Code establishes a framework for policies and procedures that are common to all sports and is intended to be specific enough to achieve complete harmonization on classification issues where standardization is required, yet general enough in other areas to permit flexibility on how agreed principles are implemented. The Code is complemented with International Standards that provide the technical and operational requirements for classification.

The IPC Classification Code has been approved by the IPC 2007 General Assembly in Korea in November 2007. You can find it as follows: