How does the classification process work?

Q: How does the classification process work?

The IPC Classification Code 2025 (Article 5) sets out four stages: Stage What is checked How 1. UHC Assessment That you have (or have had) at least one medically or clinically diagnosed underlying health condition Paperwork only: the diagnostic information your national federation submits 2. Eligible Impairment Assessment That you have an eligible impairment catered for by the sport, consistent with that condition, with no inconsistencies In person, at an evaluation session 3. MIC Assessment That your impairment meets the sport's Minimum Impairment Criteria Evaluation session 4. Sport Class allocation Your sport class (how much the impairment affects the tasks fundamental to the sport) and your sport class status (whether and when you'll be reviewed) Evaluation session, sometimes confirmed by watching you compete (Observation Assessment) Stages 2 to 4 are carried out by a Classification Panel, normally at least two classifiers. Each sport has its own minimum impairment criteria and sport classes, so you are classified separately for each sport you compete in.

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The IPC Classification Code 2025 (Article 5) sets out four stages:

Stage	What is checked	How
1. UHC Assessment	That you have (or have had) at least one medically or clinically diagnosed underlying health condition	Paperwork only: the diagnostic information your national federation submits
2. Eligible Impairment Assessment	That you have an eligible impairment catered for by the sport, consistent with that condition, with no inconsistencies	In person, at an evaluation session
3. MIC Assessment	That your impairment meets the sport's Minimum Impairment Criteria	Evaluation session
4. Sport Class allocation	Your sport class (how much the impairment affects the tasks fundamental to the sport) and your sport class status (whether and when you'll be reviewed)	Evaluation session, sometimes confirmed by watching you compete (Observation Assessment)

Stages 2 to 4 are carried out by a Classification Panel, normally at least two classifiers. Each sport has its own minimum impairment criteria and sport classes, so you are classified separately for each sport you compete in.