With the Paris 2024 Paralympics well under way, we take a look at how the classification system works in para-sport – and how are athletes’ classifications defined? The idea behind classifications is ...

With the Paralympic Games 2020 now underway in Tokyo, here's what you need to know about the classification system used to ensure fair competition between Para athletes of varied impairments and ...

Classification forms the cornerstone of the Paralympic movement and challenges the threat of one-sided and predictable competition, where the least-impaired athlete always wins. It determines which ...

Classification helps to define which athletes are eligible to compete in each of the sports. It also helps to ensure a level playing field by grouping athletes into classes based on their ability to ...

The Paris 2024 Paralympics begin this week, with the opening ceremony on Wednesday (August 28) and the first day of competition on Thursday (August 29). The idea behind classifications is to ensure ...

US swimmer Victoria Arlen has been given the go-ahead to compete against her British rival Ellie Simmonds in the swimming. On Monday, the American athlete had her impairment re-assessed by the IPC ...