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Disability Sport - Background

There are different categories in disability athletics, with a number of classes in each to ensure athletes with similar impairments compete against each other. My class is 32, the second most severe cerebral palsy class.

11 Totally Blind
12 Some Vision
13 Slightly Visually Impaired
20 Learning Disabilities
31 Cerebral Palsy - Very severely affected in all 4 limbs. (Seated)
32

Cerebral Palsy - Severely affected in all 4 limbs. (Seated)
33 Cerebral Palsy - Affected mostly in lower body and some of upper body. (Seated)
34 Cerebral Palsy - Affected mainly in lower body and minimal in upper body. (Seated)
35 Cerebral Palsy - Affected mainly in lower body and minimal in upper body. (Ambulant)
36 Cerebral Palsy - Affected in all 4 limbs. (Ambulant)
37 Cerebral Palsy - Affected in 1 arm and 1 leg. (Ambulant)
38 Cerebral Palsy - Slightly affected in 1 limb. (Ambulant)
40 Dwarfs
42 Amputee
44 Amputee
46