The International Paralympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in athletics events at the Paralympic Games. Athletics has been part of every Summer Paralympic Games.
In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows:[1]
- 11–13: Blind and visually impaired
- 20: Intellectually disabled
- 32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant
- 40–46: Ambulant athletes with amputations or other disabilities such as dwarfism
- 51–58: Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries or amputations
- ^ "Athletics - Classification". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.