Class A is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.
Sport
This is a Paralympic wheelchair fencing classification.
In 2000, ''
BBC Sport
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'' defined this classification as "class A incorporates those athletes with good balance and recovery and full trunk movement"
In 2008, ''
BBC Sport
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'' defined this classification was "A: Athletes with good balance and recovery, and full trunk movement."
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Becoming classified
Classification is handled by International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international sports organisation that governs sports for athletes with physical impairments.
IWAS is a registered charity with its headquarters located at Aylesbury Colleg ...
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At the Paralympic Games
For the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
References
Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics
Parasports classifications
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