Athletes with one of these physical disabilities are able to compete in the Paralympics though not every sport can allow for every disability category.
Within the six disability categories the athletes still need to be divided according to their level of impairment.
The disability category determines who athletes compete against and which sports they participate in.
The seventeen contested sports are listed below, along with the disability categories which competed in each.
After each race, points are awarded to the top 30 skiers in each disability category who finish within a certain percentage of the winning time.
Some of the webinars are designed to address a broad range of disabilities, while others target people in specific disability categories or age ranges.
Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories.
Competing in disability category 4, he entered three events, but did not win any medals.
Unbelievably, I discovered tonight that the majority of people in disability categories 9 and 10 fail to claim attendance or mobility allowance.
She competed in the Les autres disability category due to her septic arthritis.