Minimizing the impact of impairment

In order to achieve this purpose, the concept of sport classes aims to classify athletes according to the extent of activity limitation resulting from the impairment. In other words, place athletes into classes according to how much their impairment affects core determinants of sport proficiency or how much their impairment impacts on performance. Ideally the methods used to assess and classify impairments should be reliable and be based on research indicating how much impairments of varying type, location and severity impact on the core activities of the sport (i.e. Athletics : running, jumping, throwing and wheelchair pushing).