F32 (Paralympics)
F32 is a starting class of Paralympic sports for athletes in athletics . The membership of athletes in the starting class is outlined as follows:
- "Impairment of coordination (hypertension, ataxia and athetosis). Moderate to severe paralysis of all four limbs and trunk. The athlete can move a wheelchair. "
The division into classes indicates the degree of functional disability of an athlete that is relevant to competition . Track and field athletes in classes T33 - T38 and F31 - F38 belong to the "coordination impairments ( hypertension , ataxia , athetosis , cerebral palsy , stroke , traumatic brain injury and equals)" . Low class numbers indicate a higher level of impairment than high class numbers. Athletes with class numbers 31–34 start sitting (wheelchair), athletes with class numbers 35–38 standing.
- F32: Starting class for throwing disciplines in athletics in which the legs are fixed in the wheelchair ,
- it is started sitting.
In theory, there is also a starting class T32 for racing wheelchair competitions, but this is not accepted by athletes.
See also
- Starting classes of the Paralympic sports
- F31 (Paralympics) / T33 (Paralympics) / T34 (Paralympics)
- T35 (Paralympics) / T36 (Paralympics) / T37 (Paralympics) / T38 (Paralympics)
Web links
- dbs-npc.de - Paralympic classification system
- bisp.de - Online classification system for Paralympic sports
Individual evidence
- ↑ International Paralympic Committee: IPC Athletics Classification & Categories
- ↑ National Paralympic Committee Germany: Guide to the Paralympic Classification System 2016
- ↑ Federal Institute for Sports Science (BISp): The classification system for Paralympic sports