What is T13 category in Paralympics?

Athletes with a T13/F13 sport class have the least severe vision impairment eligible for Para athletics. They have the highest visual acuity and/or a visual field of less than 40 degrees diameter.

What do the T numbers mean Paralympics?

Like all sports at the Paralympics, para athletics uses classification to place athletes into categories based on the impact of their impairment. In para athletics, the prefix T stands for ‘track’ and jumping events, and F stands for ‘field’, while the numerical figure represents the level of impairment.

What is 100m T13?

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide. Ireland’s Jason Smyth won the gold medal for the third consecutive Games, after Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

What does t47 mean?

The T-47 is an affidavit that accompanies a survey in real estate transactions when the buyer and seller wish to use an existing survey rather than paying for a new one at the time of the transaction.

What is f64 and F46 in Paralympics?

Limb deficiencies – F42-F46, F61-64 These classes are designated for athletes with limb deficiencies, such as amputations or missing or shortened limbs from birth. All those in the 40s classes compete standing and do not use a wheelchair.

Is Boccia an Olympic sport?

Boccia (pronounced bot-cha) is a Paralympic sport with no Olympic equivalent and is similar to bowls. It is a target ball sport which tests both muscle control and accuracy. The term boccia derives from the Italian word meaning “bowl” and on the continent bowls is often referred to as Bocce.

Is Badminton a Paralympic sport?

Para-badminton is a sport which can be played by both men and women of any age with a physical impairment. 2020 will be para-badminton’s Paralympic debut.

What is the World Para athletics classification T63?

T63/F63 – Athletes with single through knee or above knee limb deficiency competing with a prosthesis where minimum impairment criteria for lower limb deficiency are met (see World Para Athletics Classification Rules and Regulations).

How many impairments are allowed in para athletics?

Minimum Disability Criteria (MDC) are described in the World Para Athletics Classification Rules and Regulations. There are 10 eligible impairment types: eight physical impairments as well as vision impairment and intellectual impairment.

What makes an athlete eligible for a Paralympic sport?

Any athlete wishing to participate in Para sport competition must have an Underlying Health Condition that leads to a permanent Eligible Impairment. The Paralympic Movement offers sport opportunities for athletes that have an impairment that belongs to one of ten Eligible Impairment types. (Chapter 3.13 IPC Handbook)

Why is classification important to the Paralympic movement?

Challenging the interests of Para sport is the threat of one-sided and predictable competition, in which the least impaired athlete always wins. Classification is the cornerstone of the Paralympic Movement, it determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition.