This system is called classification. Through classification, it is determined which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how those athletes are then grouped together for competition, in ...

Challenging the interests of Para sport is the threat of one-sided and predictable competition, in which the least impaired athlete always wins. Classification is the cornerstone of the Paralympic ...

“Classification is the cornerstone of the Paralympic Movement, it determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition,” says the IP ...

The Illinois High School Association will make three major classification modifications starting in the 2025-26 school year, altering the way the group classifies its postseason sports for more ...

With the Paris 2024 Paralympics well under way, we take a look at how the classification system works in para-sport – and how are athletes’ classifications defined? The idea behind ...

In addition, a consensus meeting of international sports medicine experts was established to develop practical and scientific definitions of muscle injuries as well as a new and comprehensive ...

Spring sports classifications for both the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years have been released by the FHSAA. The classifications are still tentative, however, pending the appeals process. The deadline ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — High school athletics officials approved changes Tuesday to the state’s sports classification structure for the coming school year, moving away from a formula previously ...