T71-72 (classification)
T71-72 are disability sport classifications for para-athletics, specifically for frame running athletes. It includes athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. Events for these classes include 100 metres and 400 metres.[1]
History
[edit]Frame running was unsuccessfully proposed for inclusion at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] The T71 event made its debut at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.[4] The men's and women's 100 metres T72 events will make its Paralympic debut at the 2028 Summer Paralympics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Para Athletics Classification". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "WPA proposal to include frame running in Paris 2024 Programme". racerunning.org. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Omission of frame running and T33 events at Paris 2024 sparks protest". insidethegames.biz. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "New Delhi 2025: First for Kumar, fifth for Ferreira in day of surprises". paralympic.org. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Gavin Drysdale looks forward to frame running's Paralympic debut at LA28". paralympic.org. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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