F56 (Paralympics)
F56 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 muscle strength or passive mobility. Athletes have two 'bad' legs. Good function of the trunk and arms. Limited hip and thigh functions are available. Can't get up and walk without aids. "
The division into classes indicates the degree of functional disability of an athlete that is relevant to competition . Track and field athletes in classes T51 – T54 and F51 – F57 are among the athletes with: “Impairment of muscle strength or passive mobility. ( Paraplegia , polio , other muscle weakness, amputation , malformation of limbs and equals) " . Low class numbers indicate a higher level of impairment than high class numbers. All athletes start sitting in a wheelchair or throwing chair. The degree of impairment of the athlete in competitions increases with decreasing / lower class numbers from F57 to F51.
Class F56 includes athletes with a wide range of impairments, all of which are related to two legs :
- Athletes with a lower or upper leg amputated on both sides,
- incomplete or complete paraplegia in the lower lumbar region and below
- Muscle weakness and reduced muscle functions in both legs (e.g. as a result of polio ),
- Leg with no joint function in both knees,
- equal to these impairments.
The following conditions apply to the athletes:
- Bilateral impaired athletes who would also be eligible to start in F42 and F43 should also start in F56 without using aids (prostheses),
- no use of other aids to remedy the physical impairment,
- it is started sitting.
A class T56 does not exist.
See also
- Starting classes of the Paralympic sports
- F55 (Paralympics) / F57 (Paralympics)
- T51 (Paralympics) / T52 (Paralympics) / T53 (Paralympics) / T54 (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
- ↑ Queensland School: Disability categories for students old / new ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
