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Para Athletics

Para athletics is athletics for classified athletes across running, jumping, throwing, wheelchair racing and frame running. T/F classes, assistive equipment and scoring follow World Para Athletics rules, not generic Diamond League or Olympic athletics copy.

LevelAdaptive FamilyPara Sports CategoryPara athletics

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Classification

Category Para athletics

Family Para Sports

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Classified para athletics across track, field, road, wheelchair racing and frame running events.

Geeignet für Suitable for athletes who want athletics through adapted classes and event technique.

Cost Medium: club/para programme, event equipment and possible classification pathway. Club fee, travel, specialist gear such as racing chair or throwing frame and event entries. Athletics club with para programme, national federation or Paralympic structure.

First progress Basic technique can start quickly; classification and specialist gear take planning.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

coach
classification information
event equipment
track/field venue
possible racing chair or throwing frame

First steps

find para athletics club
test suitable event
clarify classification pathway
adapt technique and equipment

Para sport club, athletics federation, school/rehab sport pathway or national Paralympic committee.

Coordinate load, equipment, transfers and track/field zones with a coach.

Weitere Angaben

Tags athletics, para, track-field, para-athletics, classification, track, field, para-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Achieve the best legal time, distance, height or points performance within the athlete's sport class.

Teilnehmer

Individual, relays and team scoring depending on para event.

Teamgröße

Individual or relay/team by event.

Spielfeld

Track, field-event area, road or cross/frame-running course by event.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Time, distance, height or points within the relevant class.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

spikes or racing shoes
racing chair
throwing frame/chair
prosthesis/assistive device by class

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

World Para Athletics International Paralympic Committee · official-sport-guide · high
World Para Athletics Classification International Paralympic Committee · official-classification-guide · high
World Para Athletics Rules and Regulations World Para Athletics · official-rules · high