IPC Classification Code

The goal of the Paralympic Movement is to have sport-specific Classification systems and this was reiterated at the different IPC Governing Board meetings. Providing a conceptual framework for the classification system on the basis of scientific evidence and validated assessment methods will be the key component of classification in the Paralympic Movement. While this perhaps may not be manageable in the short term, the Code reflects this fundamental principle. This will ultimately require sports to review and potentially change things that currently exist and possibly work in their system for the greater good.

Here you see an example of sport-specific assessment of an athlete in the sport of wheelchair rugby.