THE EVENTS

ARCHERY

COMPETITION

• Archery is composed of five categories: Individual Compound Open, Individual Compound/ Recurve Open Visually Impaired (VI), Individual Recurve Open, Team Compound, and Team Recurve.

• Participants may shoot compound and recurve bows from a standing or seated position.

• Men and women will be combined for all archery events.

ROAD RACE CYCLING

COMPETITION

• The cycling competition includes hand, recumbent, upright, and tandem bicycles. Competition events are time trial and road races. Road race distances are 10 km, 20 km, and 30 km based on type of bicycle and athlete classification.

• Teams are allowed six athletes from each gender for each competition classification.

Classification

• Athletes are assigned classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Competition classifications are based on the type of bicycle used, as well each athlete’s ability. The lower the athlete’s class number, the greater the functional limitations.

TIME TRIAL CYCLING

Classification

• Athletes are assigned classification categories based on functional abilities including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Competition distances are based on the type of bicycle used, as well as an athlete’s functional ability. The lower the athlete’s class number, the greater the functional limitations.

FIELD

COMPETITION

• Field events include seated shot put, standing shot put, seated discus, and standing discus.

• The weights of the shot put and discus vary for men and women in both the seated and standing events.

Classification

Athletes compete in different classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Athletes with lower function and/or impaired balance use specialized equipment, such as the field throwing chair.

INDOOR ROWING

COMPETITION

• Each team is allowed up to 12 start rights in the indoor rowing competition.

• Indoor rowing events include 1-minute individual sprint race and 4-minute individual endurance race. Athletes may compete in one or both events.

Classification

Athletes compete across six classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Based on athlete functional classification, athletes compete by use of upper-body-only categories, use of upper-body-and-trunk-only categories, or use of upper-body, trunk, and lower-body categories.

POWERLIFTING

COMPETITION

• Each team is allowed up to eight start rights in the powerlifting competition.

• During the bench press, athletes must lower the bar to the chest, hold it motionless on the chest, and then press it upward to arm’s length with locked elbows.

Classification

• Bench press is the sport’s single discipline and is open to male and female athletes.

• Athletes compete solely by body weight divisions regardless of functional ability. There are four weight categories per gender - Women up to 55kg, 67 kg, 86 kg, and 86 kg+; Men – up to 72 kg, 88 kg, 107 kg, 107 kg+.

COMPETITION

Shooting competitors use air pistols and rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary electronic target. Shooting categories are: air pistol, air rifle (standing), and air rifle (prone), all at a distance of 10 meters.

SHOOTING

Classification

Athletes compete in different classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

SITTING VOLLEYBALL

COMPETITION

• Teams may enter a maximum of 12 players. Teams may be composed of athletes of the same gender or mixed gender.

• The tournament consists of pool and bracket play formats. Upon completion of pool play, pool winners will advance to bracket play and determine which teams contest the Bronze and Gold Medal matches.

Classification

• Athletes are classified into one of three classification categories based on functional physical limitations: Minimum category = minimal functional limitations; Moderate category = moderate functional limitations; and Maximum category = maximum functional limitations.

• A team must always have six players on the court. The maximum number of any one classification minimum, moderate, or maximum players on the court at any one time is five players. Any other combination of classifications is permitted to field the court with six players.

SWIMMING

COMPETITION

• Swim events include the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke, and 50-yard breaststroke in both men’s and women’s categories. Relay races offered are mixed classifications: men only, women only, and mixed gender.

Classification

• Athletes compete in different classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Athletes are allowed to dive, sit on the platform, or be in the water at the beginning of the race. The way an athlete starts is determined by the athlete’s classification.

TRACK

COMPETITION

• Track includes races in the standing and wheelchair racing categories at distances of 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1,500 meters. Relay races offered are mixed classifications: men only, women only, and mixed gender.

Classification

• Athletes compete in different classification categories based on functional abilities, including impaired muscle power/range of movement, limb deficiency, and visual impairment.

• Athletes with lower function and/or impaired balance use specialized equipment, such as a wheelchair racing chair.

GOLF

COMPETITION

• Golf offers both team and individual competitions. Team competition features any combination of gender whereas individual competition features male and female divisions.

• The combined individual scores of the top three golfers determines team competition results. All golf scores apply to individual competition results.

Classification

• Golf is an open classification sport. The open classification applies to all athletes from all physical impairment groups.

• Locations of teeing areas are adjusted based upon differences in gender, degrees of physical impairment, and average driver distance of golfer.

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY

TEAM COMPETITION

• Teams may enter a maximum of 10 players. Teams may be composed of athletes of the same gender or mixed gender.

• The tournament consists of pool and bracket play formats. Upon completion of pool play, pool winners will advance to bracket play and determines which teams contest the Bronze and Gold medal games.

Classification

• Athletes are classified into one of three classification categories based on functional physical limitations: Minimum category = minimal functional limitations; Moderate category = moderate functional limitations; and Maximum category = maximum functional limitations.

• A team must always have four players on the court. The maximum number of any one classification – minimum, moderate, or maximum – of players on the court at any one time is three players. Any other combination of classifications is permitted to field the court with four players.