In rowing, they would be classified as AS . The process for classification into this class has a medical and functional classification process.
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While there is no clear date when the shift occurred, a functional classification system became the norm for disabled athletic classification in the 1980s.
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In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson is ambulatory with good upper limb functionality, and minimal trunk or lower limb functionality.
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IBSA was not prepared at the time to move towards a more functional classification system similar to that utilized by other disability groups and sports.
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One of the standard means of assessing functional classification is the bench test, which is used in swimming, lawn bowls and wheelchair fencing.
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Starting in the 1980s and going into the 1990s, this class began to be more defined around functional classification instead of a medical one.
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The location of these lesions and their association with physical disability is used with a number of medical and functional classification systems for wheelchair sports.
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Shooting utilizes a functional classification system, which enables wheelchair users and ambulant athletes from different disability classes to compete together either individually or in teams.
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The resource also serves to highlight functional enrichments in user-provided lists of proteins, using a number of functional classification systems such as UZH.
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Going into the 1992 Summer Paralympics, the International Coordinating Committee and the Technical Committee of the IPC push for a move towards a functional classification system.
