SB-LL1 (Paralympics)

SB-LL1 is a starting class for athletes in Paralympic winter sports for athletes in para snowboarding . The membership of athletes in the starting class is outlined as follows:

Snowboarders of the SB-LL1 class have significant difficulties balancing, steering the snowboard and cushioning the terrain due to impairments in the lower extremities. One of the following minimum criteria must be met:

• severe impairment in one leg, for example an amputation in or above the knee - or
• severe impairment in one leg, for example a stiff joint in the knee - or
• moderate impairment in two legs, for example a bilateral amputation below the knee, in or above the ankle - or
• clear, moderate, combined impairment in two legs, for example muscle weakness or spasticity in two legs.

The following applies:

• prostheses must be worn in the case of amputations.

See also

• Starting classes of the Paralympic sports
• SB-LL2 , SBUL

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ International Paralympic Committee: IPC Winter Sports Classification & Categories