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T37 (classification)

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T37 (classification)
para-athletics classification
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Lisa McIntosh be T37 athlete.

T37 be disability sport classification for disability athletics insyd track den jump events. Edey include menners wey get coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia den athetosis. Ebe de athletics equivalent of de more general CP7 classification.

Disability groups

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Multiple types of disabilities be eligible to compete insyd dis class. Dis class dey include people wey get cerebral palsy, anaa wey na dem get a stroke anaa traumatic brain injury.[1][2]

Cerebral palsy

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De spasticity athetosis level den location of a CP7 sportsperson.

Events

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Der be are a number of track den field events open to dis class at various international competitions. Chaw get dema own minimum qualifying times den scores.

gender Event Class AQS/MQS BQS Event
men's 100m T37 11.6 11.79 2016 Summer Paralympics[3]
women's 100m T37 13.83 14.28 2016 Summer Paralympics
men's 400m T37 52.78 54 2016 Summer Paralympics
women's 400m T37 65.75 69.33 2016 Summer Paralympics
men's 1500m T37 04:18.7 04:30.0 2016 Summer Paralympics
men's long jump T37 6.16 5.78 2016 Summer Paralympics
women's long jump T37 4.5 4.08 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

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  1. Broad, Elizabeth (2014-02-06). Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes (in English). CRC Press. ISBN 9781466507562.
  2. "CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY". Queensland Sport. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. "ATHLETICS: RIO QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18.
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