IPC Athletics World Championships

The IAAF World Championships of Disabled Persons ( official name IPC Athletics World Championships ) are competitions that have been conducted since 1994 by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC ) to determine the world champion in the individual track and field disciplines. Originally held every four years, every two years the World Championships will take place from 2011. Count along with the other IPC World Championships after the Paralympic Games the most important events on the global level for the physically challenged athletes. In some competitions and mentally disabled participants are allowed.

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Classification

The classification of athletes is similar to the approach in the Paralympic Games and made ​​possible by the formation of different groups widest possible opportunity. The marking is carried out in each case by the combination of a letter and a two digit number. As an example of the South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was called. His legs were amputated below the knee; He therefore starts in the T42 class. The visually impaired putter Jodi Willis - Roberts from Australia, however, occurs in the group F12. It follows that at the IAAF World Championships of Disabled much more medal decisions must be played, as in the "normal" world championships.

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