Recent research in Paralympic biomechanics has offered opportunities for coaches,
athletes, and sports practitioners to optimize training and performance, and recent …

Decision making in sport involves forecasting and selecting choices from different options of
action, care, or management. These processes are conditioned by the available information …

The objective of the study is to analyze sports ethics within the legal framework in order to
guarantee fairness and transparency. The objective was achieved by employing a …

Classification is a defining feature of Para sport; however, little empirical evidence describes
the experience of classification and how it can be improved. To date, the primary focus of …

This study is the first to provide information on the age‐related trajectories of performance in
Para swimmers with physical, vision and intellectual impairment. Race times from long …

Abstract Objectives The International Paralympic Committee has mandated that International
Sport Federations develop sport-specific classification systems that are evidence-based …

This study examined the validity of isometric strength tests for evidence-based classification
in Para swimming. Thirty non-disabled participants and forty-two Para swimmers with …

Limb-deficient athletes can have a traumatic, illness-induced, or congenital amputation.
Amputation is estimated to affect every 1 in 85 persons by 2050. 1 Society often assumes …

A fair and inclusive competition depends on a scoring system that takes all relevant factors
into account. We analysed the current World Para Point System for swimming and identified …

This study aimed to examine the relationship between the trunk impairment level and the
trunk kinematic characteristics during alpine sit-skiing from a classification perspective …