F6 (classification)
[1][2] In 2002, USA Track & Field defined this class as, "These athletes also put the shot and throw the discus and javelin.
"[3] Disabled Sports USA defined the functional definition of this class in 2003 as, "Have very good balance and movements in the backwards and forwards plane.
[1][2] The location of lesions on different vertebrae tend to be associated with disability levels and functionality issues.
[4] People with lesions at L4 have issues with their lower back muscles, hip flexors and their quadriceps.
[5] People with lesions at the L4 to S2 who are complete paraplegics may have motor function issues in their gluts and hamstrings.
[7] People with lesions at L4 have trunk stability, can lift a leg and can flex their hips.
[11][12] From the 1950s to the early 2000s, wheelchair sport classification was handled International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF).
[15] The International Paralympic Committee manages classification for a number of spinal cord injury and wheelchair sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, ice sledge hockey, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair dance.
The group most likely to try to cheat at classification were wheelchair basketball players with complete spinal cord injuries located at the high thoracic transection of the spine.
[1][2] Field events open to this class have included shot put, discus and javelin.
[1] F6 athletes throw from a seated position, and the javelin they use weighs .6 kilograms (1.3 lb).
[25] The shot put used by women in this class weighs less than the traditional one at 3 kilograms (6.6 lb).
It found there was little significant difference in performance in distance between men in 3 and 4 in the shot put.
It found there was little significant difference in performance in distance between men in 4, 5 and 6 in the shot put.
It found there was little significant difference in performance in distance between men in 5 and 6 in the shot put.
[31] S7 swimmers with spinal cord injuries tend to be complete paraplegics with lesions below L2 to L3.
Their hips are higher in the water than lower numbered classes for people with spinal cord injuries.
[30] S8 swimmers with spinal cord injuries tend to be complete paraplegics with lesions below L4 to L5.
They normally do diving starts from the platform but are not able to get full power because of limited use of their legs.
This system used some muscle testing to determine which class incomplete paraplegics should be classified in.
Class III for people with lesions at T6-T10 and have fair balance were worth 1 point.
The system was designed to keep out people with less severe spinal cord injuries, and had no medical basis in many cases.
[32] This class would have been IV or V.[32] In 1982, wheelchair basketball finally made the move to a functional classification system internationally.
While the traditional medical system of where a spinal cord injury was located could be part of classification, it was only one advisory component.
Currently, people with complete spinal cord injury at L3 level or incomplete lesion at L1 compete in TA.
[36][37] In 1991, the first internationally accepted adaptive rowing classification system was established and put into use.
People in this class do not have more than 70 points for functionality, have normal arm pitch for throwing and use a wheelchair.
[43] One of the standard means of assessing functional classification is the bench test, which is used in swimming, lawn bowls and wheelchair fencing.
[41] During functional and medical classification, a number of tests may be run for people in this class.
The sixth test measures the trunk extension involving the lumbar and dorsal muscles while leaning forward at a 45 degree angle.
