The ISMGF was opposed in some measure to fully moving to a functional classification system for the sport.
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General and functional classification took place in the Paralympic Village in block 2 from 29 to 31 August.
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The move from a medical classification to a functional classification system was still taking place during the 1990s.
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The system then started to move away from a medical based classification system to a functional classification system.
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After this, functional classification takes place using three tests, including cone navigation, hitting and slalom.
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Generally speaking functional classification is primarily used for physical impairments and general classification for visually or intellectually impaired athletes.
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Wheelchair basketball was the first disability sport to use a functional classification system instead of a medical classification system.
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And, clearly, it is possible to break down the functional classification further, into sub-classifictions.
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During the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a movement away from medical classification and into functional classification systems.
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By the early 1990s, wheelchair fencing classification had moved away from medical based system to a functional classification system.
