BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the classification description for the Paralympic Games:
Archery
ST -- standing
W1 and W2 -- wheelchair
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Athletics
11, 12, 13 -- visually impaired
20 -- intellectually disability
32-38 -- cerebral palsy
42-46 -- amputees
51-58 -- wheelchair
T denotes track events, F denotes field events, P for pentathlon
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Boccia (for people with cerebral palsy)
BC1, BC2, BC3 and BC 4 for different levels of assistance needed
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Basketball
For wheelchair players
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Cycling
B1, B2, B3 for visually impaired
LC1, LC2, LC3 for increasingly levels of disability
CP--cerebral palsy
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Equestrian
Grade 1-2 -- wheelchair-bound competitors
Grade 3-5 -- other different disabilities
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Fencing
For wheelchair competitors
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Football 5-a-side
For visually impaired
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Football 7-a-side
For cerebral palsy
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Goalball
For visually impaired players
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Judo
For blind fighters
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Powerlifting
Open to all disabled athletes
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Rowing
LTA -- Legs, trunk and arms
TA -- Trunk and arms only
AW -- Arms only
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Rugby
For wheelchair-bound players
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Sailing
Open to all categories of disability
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Swimming
1-10: Cerebral palsy, amputees, wheelchair
11-13: visually impaired
S denotes freestyle, backstroke and butterfly
SB denotes breaststroke
SM denotes medley
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Shooting
For competitors with physical disabilities and cerebral palsy
SH1- competitors who do not need a shooting stand
SH2- competitors who need a shooting stand
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Table tennis
T1-T5: wheelchair-bound players
T6-T10: standing classes for players with physical disabilities and cerebral palsy
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Tennis
For wheelchair-bound players
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Sitting volleyball
For amputees and players with other disabilities
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