A lower number indicates higher activity limitation. Athletes competing in wheelchair racing events for the T classes differ with regard to their arm, shoulder and trunk functions, which are important for pushing a wheelchair. Athletes in classes T have activity limitations in both their legs and arms. Athletes in class T53 have full function in the arms, but have severely restricted trunk function.
Athletes competing in T54 have partial to complete trunk function and may demonstrate some leg function. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account. What does T35 mean at Paralympics? By Jaymi McCann. August 30, pm Updated pm.
Athletes with a unilateral upper limb impairment resulting in some loss of function at the shoulder, elbow and wrist and which impacts sprints primarily. Athletes usually have decreased shoulder muscle power and difficulty straightening the elbows for a pushing action required for wheelchair racing propulsion. There is no muscle power in the trunk. Wheelchair propulsion is achieved with a pulling action using the elbow flexor and wrist extensor muscles.
Athletes use their shoulder, elbow and wrist muscles for wheelchair propulsion. There is poor to full muscle power in the fingers with wasting of the intrinsic muscles of the hands. Muscle power in the trunk is typically absent. Athletes typically have full function of the arms but no abdominal or lower spinal muscle activity.
Athletes have full upper muscle power in the arms and some to full muscle power in the trunk. Athletes may have some function in the legs. Athletes with bilateral through knee or above knee limb deficiency competing with prostheses where minimum impairment criteria for lower limb deficiency are met.
Athletes with bilateral below knee limb deficiency competing with prostheses where minimum impairment criteria for lower limb deficiency are met. Athletes with single through knee or above knee limb deficiency competing with a prosthesis where minimum impairment criteria for lower limb deficiency are met. Athletes with unilateral below knee limb deficiency competing with a prosthesis where the minimum impairment criteria for lower limb deficiency and leg length discrepancy are met.
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But then, sprinting in perfect lockstep with a visually impaired Paralympic champion is not easy. American sprinter Brown, a m gold medallist at the Rio Games, competes in the T11 class, where visually impaired athletes run tethered to a fully sighted guide.
Brown, who lost his sight to Kawasaki disease at the age of 13, is competing at the Tokyo Games with Moray Steward, a college sprinter with whom he only recently started working. Brown's preparations for the Tokyo Games were rocked when his long-time guide Jerome Avery — his partner for the Rio triumph — was ruled out with injury. Steward is still learning what it takes to stay in sync with a Paralympic champion as they thunder down the track, but he says a mutual understanding is essential.
Or if I get faster, I'll be like 'Come on, pick it up', encouraging him. The high standard of Paralympic sprinting — Brown's personal best for the m is OIS via AP. Brown says he needs someone with the speed to keep up with him and the fitness to run and talk at the same time. Are they able to adapt to my needs?
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