Class A (classification)

Class A is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.

Sport

This is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.[1] In 2000, BBC Sport defined this classification as "class A incorporates those athletes with good balance and recovery and full trunk movement"[2] In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "A: Athletes with good balance and recovery, and full trunk movement."[1]

Becoming classified

Classification is handled by International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sports. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1". London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 41. Retrieved 9 April 2012.