Who is eligible for Para sport?

The 7 eligible impairments the International Paralympic Committee included in Para sport:

• Vision Impairment (VI)
• Intellectual impairment (II)
• Muscle weakness/Impaired Muscle Power
• Impaired Passive Range of Movement
• Limb Deficiency and/or Limb Length Difference
• Short stature
• Co-ordination impairments: Hypertonia/Spasticity, Motor Ataxia, Dyskinesia

Not all impairments are eligible in each Para sport.

For more information about which impairments are eligible in each Para sport refer to the fact sheets in the Classification Education and Resources.

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