Classification
In Athletics, athletes from all of the disability categories represented in the IPC compete:
- Classes 11, 12 and 13 cover the different levels of visual impairment.
- Class 20 covers athletes with an intellectually disability
- Classes 32-38 cover athletes with different levels of cerebral palsy - both wheelchair (32 - 34) and ambulant (35 - 38).
- Classes 40-46 cover ambulant athletes with different levels of amputations and other disabilities, including les Autres (eg. dwarfism).
- Classes 51-58 cover wheelchair athletes with different levels of spinal cord injuries and amputations.
Complete Classification Rules
If you need more information on the IPC Athletics Rules, please go to the Rules section.
IPC Athletics Classification Protests
Please refer to the current edition of the IPC Athletics Rules for detailed information and timelines.
- Classification Protest Form (PDF)
- Classification Protest Form (WORD)
Classification Master List - By NPC, By Gender
The IPC Atheltics Classification Master List has been updated following the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Only those athletes who competed at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games with an international sport class will appear below. This will remain the case during the transition period to 1 January 2009 when the IPC Database and IPC Licencing Program is launched.
IPC Athletics are in the process of obtaining all classifictaion cards from the Visually Impaired classification evaluations at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games the respective athletes sport class status is subject to final verification.
Classification Opportunities (including Classification Training and Education)
All Regions - TBA
IPC Athletics Classification System
Many of the IPC Membership are aware in 2003 IPC Athletics initiated a research program to consider how the sports classification system could be enhanced by the application of a more scientific and objectively based approach. Such enhancements would be consistent with the IPC Classification Code.
You will find below two documents prepared by the principle researcher, Dr. Sean Tweedy. The first is the IPC Athletics Classification Manual for Physical Impairments, which presents the rationale for and proposes a new approach to classification in IPC Athletics. The second is a proposed Model of Implementation. Timelines indicated are subject to formal approval by the IPC Governing Board.
Any questions in relation to the documents below should be directed to IPC Athletics Sports
Manager, Helen Murphy via email
helen.murphy@paralympic.org
