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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40

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Venue
  
Olympic Stadium The Mall

Dates
  
31 August – 9 September 2012

Competitors
  
1100 (740 men, 360 women)

Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012. Five throwing events were staged for class F40, athletes with dwarfism.

Classification

Athletes were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

  • 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
  • 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
  • 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy
  • 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
  • 42–46: Amputees
  • 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability

    • The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively.

    References

    Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40 Wikipedia
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