Classifications

Athletes with a Visual Impairment

T11 or F11

• No light perception in either eye
• Light perception, unable to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or direction

T12 or F12

• Ability to recognise the shape of a hand to a visual acuity of 2/60
• Visual field of less than 5 degrees

T13 or F13

• Visual acuity between 2/60 – 6/60
• Visual field of more than 5 degrees & less than 20 degrees

Athletes with Cerebral Palsy

T31 or F31

• Quadriplegia – athletes usually use an electric wheelchair or assistance for mobility

T32 or F32

• Quadriplegia – athletes usually propel a manual wheelchair

T33 or F33

           Wheelchair racers or seated throwers with:

• Affected lower limbs
• Fair functional strength & moderate coordination in upper limbs

T34 or F34

      Wheelchair racers or seated throwers with:

• Impairment in lower limbs
• Coordination in upper limbs & trunk

T35 or F35

      Ambulant athletes with:

• Impairment in upper & lower limbs with greater functional ability in lower limbs

T36 or F36

           Ambulant athletes with:

• Impairment in upper & lower limbs with greater functional ability in upper limbs

T37 or F37

      Ambulant athletes with:

• Moderate to minimal hemiplegia

T38 or F38

      Ambulant athletes with:

• Minimal impairment

Amputee & Les Autres

T40 or F40

• Dwarf Athletes

T41 or F41

• Double above knee amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

T42 or F42

• Single above knee amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

T43 or F43

• Double below knee amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

T44 or F44

• Single below knee amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

T45 or F45

• Double above or below elbow amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

T46 or F46

• Single above or below elbow amputee or physical impairment allowing similar movement

Wheelchair Racers

T51

• Quadriplegia – fair/good shoulder function, bicep (no tricep) function, rotate wrists up & out (not down & in)
• No finger & thumb function

T52

• Quadriplegia – good shoulder, biceps, triceps & wrist function
• Good finger & thumb function

T53

• Paraplegia – affecting lower limbs & trunk, good shoulder, biceps, triceps, wrist & finger function
• No functional use of back, abdominal & lower limb muscles

T54

• Paraplegia – affecting lower limbs
• Lower limb amputees

Seated Field Athletes

F51

• Quadriplegia – fair/good shoulder function, bicep (no tricep) function, rotate wrists up & out (not down & in)
• No finger & thumb function

F52

• Quadriplegia - good shoulder, biceps, triceps & wrist function
• Limited finger function & no thumb function

F53

• Quadriplegia - good shoulder, biceps, triceps & wrist function
• Limited finger & thumb function

F54

• Paraplegia – affecting lower limbs & trunk, good shoulder, biceps, triceps, wrist & finger function.
• No functional use of back, abdominal & lower limb muscles

F55

• Functional use of abdominal muscles & lower back muscles allow turning
• Able to raise knees

F56

• Functional use of abdominal & lower back muscle
• Able to lift knees & squeeze knees together
• Functional ability to straighten & bend knees varies between athletes

F57

• Functional use of abdominal & lower back muscles
• Ability to lift knees, squeeze knees together & spread knees apart
• Functional ability to straighten & bend knees varies between athletes
• Ankle & toe function varies between athletes
• Ability to weight bare

F58

• Minimal impairment, including lower single above knee amputee / below knee amputee