Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics F40

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Venue Olympic StadiumThe 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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