Classification of the Games
Classification All sports of the Paralympics work very hard against individuals with similar disabilities as themselves to play in the games, but, everyone has a different disability and it affects them in a different way; therefore, they would have to get classified in order to be in the correct sport class that meets their level of disability. The International Paralympic Committee explains classification and how "... it determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition. In Para sports, athletes are grouped by the degree of activity limitation resulting from the impairment" (International Paralympic Committee). The committee compares Paralympic classification to general classifications which uses gender, weight, and age to classify athletes into groups. Athletes, regardless of the level of disability they have, should be allowed to be evaluated in order to be classified for every sport. I think that classifica