T37 (Paralympics)
T37 and F37 are starting classes of Paralympic sports for athletes in athletics . Affiliations of athletes to the two starting classes are outlined as follows:
- "Impairment of coordination (hypertension, ataxia and athetosis). Athletes show minimal to moderate paralysis on one side (right or left). Good body functions on the unaffected side. Athletes walk and run limping, but without assistance. "
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 impaired ( 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.
- T37: Starting class for running and jumping disciplines in athletics, in which leg functions are particularly important,
- F37: Starting class for throwing disciplines in athletics, in which the arm functions are particularly important,
- it is started upright.
See also
- Starting classes of the Paralympic sports
- F31 (Paralympics) / F32 (Paralympics) / T33 (Paralympics) / T34 (Paralympics)
- T35 (Paralympics) / T36 (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