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Type of amputation for an A5 classified sportsperson. For A5 and A7 competitors in this class, the nature of a person's amputations in this class can effect their physiology and sports performance. Because they are missing a limb, amputees are more prone to overuse injuries in their remaining limbs.
Type of amputation for an A8 classified sportsperson. This class is for people who have one arm amputated below the elbow, but through or above the wrist joint. [1] This classification is sometimes abbreviated as B/E. [2] In competing in some sports, this class may have a different name:
Athletes who have impairments of both arms, affecting elbow and wrist and roughly comparable to the activity limitations experienced by an athlete with bilateral through wrist / below elbow amputations of both arms, or an athlete with one above elbow amputation and one below elbow amputation, will also be placed in this class". [5]
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs. {{ ParAthCat |T51}} The T51 category is for wheelchair athletes having spinal cord injuries, with mild weakness in shoulders, limited ability in straightening elbows and wrist function, and no finger ...
The women's 200 metres T47 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 7 September 2024.. The event is open to T45, T46 and T47 athletes. The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
T47 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics primarily for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. T47 is a classification for track events, but unlike the other T40 to T46 classifications, it has no equivalent F47 classification for field events.
There are a number of different types of amputations that describe the location of the amputation. A transhumeral amputation is an above the elbow amputation. It is sometimes referred to as AE. A transradial amputation is a below the elbow amputation. A transfemoral amputation is an above the knee amputation, and is sometimes referred to as AK.