Badminton

Eligible Impairments: athetosis, ataxia, hypertonia, impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of motion, leg length difference, limb deficiency, short stature.

Description: badminton is a sport for athletes with a physical impairment of the lower and/or upper limbs. There are six Sport Classes. Athletes with short stature compete in their own class, with other impairment types competing against each other, grouped dependent on if they play in a wheelchair or standing, and if the impairment is in the upper or lower limb(s).

Sport Class structure: 

• WC1: for athletes who compete in a wheelchair and have a significant impairment of the lower limbs, and minimal to moderate impairment of the upper limbs or trunk.
• WC2: for athletes who compete in a wheelchair and have a significant impairment of the lower limbs, but no to minimal impairment of the upper limbs or trunk.
• SL3: for athletes who compete standing and have significant impairment of the lower limbs.
• SL4: for athletes who compete standing and have moderate impairment of the lower limbs.
• SU5: for athletes who compete standing and have an impairment of the upper limbs. This can be on the playing or the non-playing arm.
• SH6: for athletes with short stature.