Ungerer Greg
Transitional Rehabilitation Program, Queensland, Spinal Cord Injuries Service, Brisbane, Australia.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2018;158:371-377. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63954-7.00035-5.
Classification of athletes for para sport is a complex process, and provides the necessary structure for competition. Classification systems aim to ensure that para athletes achieve sporting excellence. By minimizing the effect of the impairment on sports performance, classification systems ensure para sport is not dominated by those athletes with the least impairment, but rather athletic excellence is the key determinant of success. For athletes with cervical spinal cord injuries, assessment of manual muscle power is most commonly used as the starting point for athlete evaluation. However, each individual para sport describes how the results of this evaluation contribute to the allocation of a sports class, based on evidence developed for each sport, or sporting activity. Classification systems will continue to develop and evolve, driven by evidence-based approaches which are promoted by the International Paralympic Committee Classification Code.
为残疾人体育运动对运动员进行分级是一个复杂的过程，它为比赛提供了必要的架构。分级系统旨在确保残疾运动员取得优异的运动成绩。通过将损伤对运动表现的影响降至最低，分级系统确保残疾人体育运动不会由损伤最小的运动员主导，相反，卓越的运动能力才是成功的关键决定因素。对于颈脊髓损伤的运动员，手动肌力评估最常被用作运动员评估的起点。然而，每项残疾人运动都根据为每项运动或体育活动所制定的证据，描述了该评估结果如何有助于体育级别分配。在国际残奥委会分级规则所倡导的循证方法推动下，分级系统将持续发展和演变。
