What happens if I'm found "Not Eligible"?

Under the IPC Classification Code 2025 you can be found not eligible at three stages:

• Not Eligible - Underlying Health Condition: the diagnostic information does not show a medically or clinically diagnosed underlying health condition.
• Not Eligible - Eligible Impairment: you do not have an eligible impairment catered for by the sport, consistent with that condition.
• Not Eligible - Minimum Impairment Criteria: your impairment does not meet the sport's minimum impairment criteria.

Automatic second assessment
If you are designated "Not Eligible - Eligible Impairment (Re-evaluation)" or "Not Eligible - Minimum Impairment Criteria (Re-evaluation)", you are entitled to a second assessment by a second Classification Panel as soon as reasonably practicable (Articles 14.7 and 16.5):

• No member of the first panel can sit on the second panel.
• The second panel must review the first panel's written explanation before deciding.

Because of this automatic second look, a "Not Eligible" designation cannot be protested (Article 41.2). Your national federation can still appeal if a rules breach in the process could reasonably have caused the decision. If your impairment later changes, your national federation can ask for a Medical Review.