V1 (classification)
Appearance
Sport | Paralympic Archery |
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Administrator | International Archery Federation |
V1 is a Paralympic archery classification for people with visual disabilities.
History
A version of this classification first appeared in 1998 during the world championships, when the sport's governing body decided to pilot a classification programme. At the time, there was a classification called W2, which was for all standing archers with disabilities.[1]
Sport
This is an archery classification for people with visual impairments.[2]
Becoming classified
Classification is handled by FITA – International Archery Federation.[3] World archery classification is done by at least three people. One of them must have a medical background. On the national level, there only needs to be one classifier.[2] Archery classification is done by medical professionals.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "History of Para-Archery". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ a b "FITA Para-Archery, A Handbook for Classifiers" (PDF). World Archery. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Para-Archery Classification". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
External links
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