Para Athletics

Para Athletics is one of the oldest sports in the Paralympic movement, dating back to the first Games in 1960. Since its inception, it has been an exciting test of athletes’ speed, strength, agility and endurance, drawing in crowds with electric displays of explosive power and mental fortitude. Athletes compete in a diverse array of running, jumping and throwing events–individually and as teams–with performances determined by time, distance or height. Events are determined by classifications with competitions for athletes with a wide range of impairments, including physical, visual and intellectual. Depending on their event and classification, some athletes compete in wheelchairs, with prosthetics and sighted guides, along with other equipment and assistive devices. Para Athletics is the largest sport in the Paralympic program with 164 events and at LA28 will see Frame Running at the Paralympic level for the first time.

 

The Paralympic Marathon course will start at the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

A close-up shot of a sprinter's left prosthetic running blade on a track. The prosthetic leg socket has a black, red, and white striped design, the blade is made of carbon fiber, and the athlete is wearing black running shoes and a black leg sleeve on their right leg. In the blurred background, another athlete with a prosthetic leg is visible.

Events

    • MEN'S
    • T11, T12, T13, T34, T35, T36, T37, T38, T44, T47, T51, T52, T53, T54, T63, T64, T72 100m
    • T35, T37, T51, T64 200m
    • T11, T12, T13, T20, T37, T38, T47, T52, T53, T54, T62 400m
    • T34, T53, T54 800m
    • T11, T13, T20, T38, T46, T54 1500m
    • T11, T13, T54 5000m
    • T12, T54 Marathon
    • MEN'S (continued)
    • T13, T20, T36, T37, T38, T44, T47, T64 Long Jump
    • T47, T63, T64 High Jump
    • F32, F51 Club Throw
    • F37, F52, F64 Discus Throw
    • F13, F34, F38, F46, F57, F64 Javelin Throw
    • F11, F12, F20, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36, F37, F40, F41, F46, F53, F55, F57, F63 Shot Put
    • WOMEN'S
    • T11, T12, T13, T34, T35, T36, T37, T38, T44, T47, T53, T54, T63, T64, T72 100m
    • T11, T12, T35, T36, T37, T47, T64 200m
    • T11, T12, T13, T20, T37, T38, T47, T53, T54 400m
    • T34, T53, T54 800m
    • T11, T13, T20, T54 1500m
    • T54 5000m
    • T12, T54 Marathon
    • WOMEN'S (continued)
    • T11, T12, T20, T37, T38, T47, T63, T64 Long Jump
    • F32, F51 Club Throw
    • F11, F38, F41, F44, F51, F53, F55, F57, F64 Discus Throw
    • F13, F34, F46, F54, F56 Javelin Throw
    • F12, F20, F32, F33, F34, F35, F37, F40, F41, F44, F46, F54, F57, F64 Shot Put
    • Universal 4x100m Relay MIXED
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