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Visually impaired track and field athletes (11 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Competitors in athletics with visual impairment" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
However, for athletes competing with a wide range of visual impairments, their brains can mold to fill in gaps and adapt to compromised visual input through an ability called neuroplasticity.
Competitors at elite level competitions are classified by disability, to arrange athletes with a similar disability in the same event. A classified T12 athlete for example, is a track athlete with a visual impairment. F = Field athletes; T = Track athletes; 11–13 = Visual impairment. 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide. 20 = Intellectual ...
Track and field athletes with a visual impairment, a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
According to IBSA, "football for the blind and partially sighted started out as a playground game for school children in special schools for the visually impaired." Football 5-a-side, also known as blind football and blind futsal, is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness.
IBSA is the international federation for several sports for people with a visual impairment, including three Paralympic sports (blind football, goalball and Para judo), powerlifting, ten-pin bowling, nine-pin bowling, torball, and showdown. [10] Competition is held within five regions: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. [11]
The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides. Final