T20 (Paralympics)

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T20 , F20 , S14 , SB14 , SM14 , TT 11 are six starting classes of Paralympic sports for athletes in athletics , swimming and table tennis , all of which have a common basis for the participation of athletes.

Affiliations of athletes to the four starting classes for Paralympic sport are outlined as follows:

“Intellectual impairment. Disability that is characterized by significantly limited intellectual abilities and deficits in adaptive behavior (conceptual, social and practical adaptability). The handicap appeared before the age of 18. "

All six start classes (T20, F20, TT 11, S14, SB14, SM14) allow athletes to start in Paralympic sports if the following conditions for intellectual impairment are met:

  • an IQ ≤ 75
  • demonstrably significantly limited intellectual abilities and deficits in adaptive behavior
  • demonstrable occurrence of the impairment before the age of 18

The designation of starting classes for intellectually impaired athletes in some Paralympic sports is based on a number of observations that make it seem sensible to allow athletes with intellectual impairments to start in their own starting classes. These include, for example:

  • Athletics & swimming, starting classes T20 , F20 , S14 , SB14 , SM14 - deficits in the division of strength and movement coordination
  • Table tennis, starting class TT 11 - deficits in the logical insight into processes and long reaction times

The participation of intellectually impaired athletes in Paralympic sports primarily includes a consideration of a competition-relevant degree of functional disability of an athlete - in contrast to participation in the Special Olympics, which are primarily aimed at promotion .

See also

Web links

  • dbs-npc.de - Paralympic classification system
  • bisp.de - Online classification system for Paralympic sports

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Paralympic Committee Germany: Guide to the Paralympic Classification System 2016
  2. ↑ Federal Institute for Sports Science (BISp): The classification system for Paralympic sports
  3. ↑ American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disability: FAQ on intellectual disability