Classification

About

The International Paralympic Committee is responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring classification in Para sport and the compliance to the IPC Athlete Classification Code of its signatories. Different sports require athletes to perform different activities, and therefore the impact of the impairment on each sport also differs. For classification to minimise the impact of impairment on sport performance, classification must be sport specific.

Key areas:

• Awareness & Education
• Sport specific collaboration
• Research