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Club Throw

Club throw is a para-athletics throwing event. Athletes throw a club-shaped implement for distance from a secured seated position or throwing frame; classification, frame setup, cage and officials are part of the rule context.

LevelAdaptive FamilyPara Sports CategoryPara athletics

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Classification

Category Para athletics

Family Para Sports

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Para-athletics throwing event from a secured seated/frame position.

Geeignet für Suitable for classified para athletes with access to coach, frame and safe throwing venue.

Cost Reasonable only through para athletics/coaching; frame, club and safe venue are specialist equipment. Club/federation pathway, classification, training, frame fitting, event and travel costs. Para athletics club, NPC/WPA-linked pathway, rehab/athletics centre. Treat as a para-athletics throwing event with classification and seated/frame setup.

First progress Depends on classification, frame fitting and technique; no DIY entry.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

classification
coach
throwing frame
club implement
tie-down
throwing cage
officials

First steps

contact para athletics
clarify classification
fit frame
safety briefing
start technique with coach

Para athletics club, NPC, regional/national federation, rehab sport centre or WPA-linked training group.

Throw only in a closed venue/cage with officials, clear commands and suitable securing.

Weitere Angaben

Tags para-athletics, club-throw, seated-throw, field-event, athletics, para-club-throw, para-sport, leichtathletik

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the club as far as possible into the sector from a secured position.

Teilnehmer

Individual athletes by sport class.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Throwing circle/frame, cage and landing sector.

Dauer

Attempts under WPA competition rules.

Wertung

Measured distance of the best valid attempt.

Gewinnbedingung

Greatest valid distance by class.

Ausrüstung

club
throwing frame
tie-down
throwing cage
measurement system

Wichtige Regelpunkte

sector foul
frame/tie-down breach
illegal assistance
safety breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Para Athletics (WPA)

World Para Athletics Rules and Regulations 2024 World Para Athletics · official-rulebook-pdf · high
Paralympic Sports A-Z: Athletics International Paralympic Committee · sport-guide · high
Club throw Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium