Overview
Athletics has been part of the
Paralympic Games since 1960 and events are open to male and female athletes in
all disability groups.
Advances in technology and athletes' dedication to the sport have made once
unimaginable feats become realities. Some compete in wheelchairs, others with
prostheses and athletes with blindness/visual impairment compete with the
guidance of a sighted guide.
Athletes compete according to their functional classifications in each event and
these events are continually being redefined to include as many athletes as
possible.
