What do the class numbers from 11 to 72 cover?
- Australia
- Athletics Australia
- Para athletics
- Classification
- Ages 8+
- 2026/27
- Athletes
The number shows the type of impairment and how it affects the body. On Athletics Australia's Paralympic pathway:
- T/F11-13: vision impairment. T12 athletes have very low vision and may use a guide; T13 athletes have low vision, more than T12, and are unable to use a guide.
- T/F20: intellectual impairment.
- F31-T/F34: hypertonia, ataxia or athetosis, competing sitting.
- T/F35-38: hypertonia, ataxia or athetosis, competing standing. Severity runs from the most significant effects (32) to the mildest (38).
- T/F40-41: short stature.
- T/F42-47: limb loss, muscle weakness or impaired range of motion, competing standing.
- T51-T54: the same impairment types, competing in a track chair.
- F51-57: the same impairment types, competing seated.
- T/F61-64: limb loss or leg length difference, competing with a prosthesis.
- T71-72: hypertonia, ataxia or athetosis, competing in a frame runner.
Added 24 Oct 2026