CLASSIFICATIONS
These are the 6 Classifications for Para-Badminton:
| GROUP | CLASSIFICATION NAME | TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF IMPAIRMENT TYPES |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair | WH 1 | Spinal injury causing impairment to upper limbs/trunk |
| Scoliosis | ||
| WH 2 | Multiple Sclerosis | |
| Standing | SL 3 | Single Above Knee Amputation |
| Double Below Knee Amputation | ||
| Cerebal Palsy | ||
| SL 4 | Single Below Knee Amputation | |
| Cerebal Palsy | ||
| Hip Dysplasia | ||
| SU 5 | Upper Limb Amputation | |
| Upper Limb impairment – e.g. brachial plexus injury | ||
| Short Stature | SH 6 | Short Stature/Dwarf Condition – e.g. achondraplasia |
Eligible Disabilities
The eight impairment types eligible in BWF Para-Badminton are:
- Hypertonia: Health conditions which cause hypertonia include, but are not limited to Cerebral Palsy(CP), stroke, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis.
- Ataxia: Health conditions which cause ataxia include, but are not limited to CP, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Friedreichs ataxia and spinocerebellar ataxia.
- Athetosis: Health conditions which cause athetosis include, but are not limited to chorea and CP.
- Loss of limb or limb deficiency such as results from trauma-related amputation or congenital limb deficiency like dysmelia.
- Impaired range of movement: Health conditions which cause impaired range of movement include, but are not limited to arthrogryposis and ankylosis and trauma-related arthrodesis.
- Impaired muscle power such as results from spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, brachial plexus injury, spina bifida, post-polio or Guillain-Barre syndrome.
- Limb-length difference such as results from congenital dysgenes is or trauma.
- Short stature: Health conditions which cause short stature include, but are not limited to, achondroplasia, spondophysealplasia.