CP8 (classification)

CP8 classified competitors are the group who are least physically affected by their cerebral palsy, with their disability generally manifested as spasticity in at least one limb.

[1] CP8 class sports people tend to participate in football, cycling, swimming and athletics.

This athlete may appear to have near normal function when running but the athlete must demonstrate a limitation in function to classifiers based on evidence of spasticity (increased tone), ataxic, athetoid or dystonic movements while performing on the field of play or in training.

[6][9][10][11] In athletics, the form used in racing appears similar to able-bodied competitors, but should have some sort of visible limp.

The CP-ISRA classes of CP3, CP4, CP5, CP6, CP7 and CP8 have counterparts with the classification system used by the International Cycling Union and are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.

[15] Compared to able-bodied soccer layers, CP8 players have difficulty generating force when kicking the ball.

Because they have an impulse impairment, they have slower responses times in the box compared to able-bodied competitors.

[13] The second stage involves observing the footballer practising their sport specific skills in a non-competitive setting.

Use of a ski bra is also encouraged as it helps the skier learn correct knee and hip placement.

One method of learning to ski for competitors with cerebral palsy in this classification is the American Teaching System.

The longest distances Paralympic S8 swimmers can measure are often half that of comparable Olympic counters.

This puts competitors with CP at a disadvantage when competing against people with amputations who do not lose coordination as a result of exertion.

The CP-ISRA classes of CP3, CP4, CP5, CP6, CP7 and CP8 have counterparts with the classification system used by the World Archery Federation and are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.

The CP-ISRA classes of CP3, CP4, CP55, CP6, CP7 and CP8 have counterparts with the classification system used by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation and are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.

he CP-ISRA classes of CP4, CP5, CP6, CP7 and CP8 have counterparts with the classification system used by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation and are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.

[1][2] Para-equestrian, powerlifting, rowing, sailing and shooting are sports which people in this class can participate in at the elite level.