F54 (classification)

Different disability groups compete in this class, including people with spinal cord injuries.

Events that may be on the program for F54 competitors include the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

An athlete with partial to full trunk control but with upper limbs that fit the F53 profile is appropriately placed in this class.

"[1] The Spectator Guide for the Rio Paralympics defines the class as, "wheelchair athletes (effects of polio, spinal cord injuries and amputations)"[2] People with spinal cord injuries compete in this class, including F4 sportspeople.

[6] Disabled Sports USA defined the functional definition of this class in 2003 as, "Have no sitting balance.

Rests can be used on the frame but they need to be present only for safety reasons and to aide in athlete stability.

For other events, organizers generally have the option to use that formula to give all throwers six consecutive throws.

[8] Events that may be on the program for F54 competitors include the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

[9][10] Sportspeople competing in this class include Tunisia's Hania Aidi, and the Serbia's Draženko Mitrović.