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ARW1 is a Paralympic archery classification. It is a sitting class. This class includes Les Autres sportspeople. People from this class compete in the sport at the Paralympic Games.

History

A version of this classification first appeared in 1998 during the World Championships, when the sport's governing body decided to pilot a classification programme. At the time, there was a classification called W1, which was for all sitting archers.^[1]

Sport

This is a Paralympic archery classification.^[2] In 2000, BBC Sport defined this classification as "W1, spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs."^[3] In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "ARW1: spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs"^[2] In 2008, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation defined this classification was "The main difference between ARW1 and ARW2 is the amount of functional ability athletes have in their upper bodies.".^[4] In 2012, the Australian Paralympic Education Programme defined this classification as "ARW1 - spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs"^[5] In 2010, World Archery defined this classification as: a tetraplegic archer in a wheelchair or comparable disability.^[6] The Telegraph in 2011 described this classification as: "Athletes shooting from wheelchairs"^[7] The British Council defines this classification in 2012 as: "These athletes have a disability that affects their arms and their legs."^[8]

This classification has a subclassification: ARW1-C.^[6] In 2010, World Archery defined this classification as: "Within ARW1, archers with a greater handicap could be allocated to a sport sub-class ARW1-C and be allowed to compete in facilitated rounds at national or development level competitions. Note: These archers can compete in a higher class internationally."^[6]

Disability groups

Les Autres

One of the disability groups eligible to participate in this class is people defined as Les Autres.^[9]^[10]

LAF1

LAF1 classified athletes compete in ARW1.^[9]^[10] Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.^[11] ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine defines LAF1 as a medical class as "[s]evere involvement of the four limbs -- for example, MS, muscular dystrophy (MD), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) with contractures" As a functional class, ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine defines LAF1 as "use of wheelchair with reduced function of muscle strength and/or spasticity in throwing arm, and poor sitting balance."^[12] Medically, this class includes people with severe multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with contractures. This means they have severe issues with all four limbs. In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has poor sitting balance and has reduced strength or spasticity in their throwing arm.^[13]

LAF2

LAF2 classified athletes compete in ARW1 or ARW2.^[9]^[10] Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.^[14] They have low to moderate levels of balance issues while sitting, but maintain overall good balance from that position.^[14] They have normal arm function.^[14] Medically, this class includes people with severe hemiplegia, and paralysis of one limb while having deformations in two other limbs. Functionally, this means they have severe impairment of three limbs, or all four limbs but to a lesser degree than LAF1. In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has moderate sitting balance, reduced limb function in their throwing limb but has good sitting balance while throwing.^[13]

Events

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, this classification was known as W1. Events eligible for this classification included W1 Comp Men, W1/2 Women and team. In the W1 Comp Men competition, archers qualified from Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine. For the W1/2 Women's competition, archers qualified from Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Turkey and Ukraine.^[15]

The World Archery Para Championships are the major international event for this classification. In 2011, it was held in Turin, Italy and served as a qualification competition for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Events for this classification included Individual Compound Men W1, in addition to team events using either a compound bow or a recurve bow.^[16] For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual compound qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1150+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 575+.^[17] For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1100+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 550+.^[17] Only one man from the United States was able to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics at the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials.^[17] For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the women's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1000+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 450+.^[17] At the 2012 Paralympics, this classification will compete in the "Olympic round format at a 122cm target from a distance of 70m".^[18]

For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.^[19] In case there was a need for classification or reclassification at the Games despite best efforts otherwise, archery classification was scheduled for September 7 and September 8 at Sambodromo.^[19]

Equipment

Their wheelchair can be higher than 110 millimetres (4.3 in) from the bottom of the armpit of an archer.^[6] Archers in this class "are allowed to use simultaneous protrusion and strapping. They may use any wheelchair and amount of body support/strapping to maintain body stability as long as no support is given to the bow arm whilst shooting."^[18] In this class, archers are allowed to use compound bows in competition. Men are restricted to a maximum draw of 45 pounds (20 kg) and women are restricted to 35 pounds (16 kg).^[6] Archers are allowed to have an assistant who can knock their bow for them. The assistant must be wearing the same uniform colour and number as the archer they are working with.^[6]^[7]

Becoming classified

Classification is handled by FITA – International Archery Federation.^[20] FITA has an Ad Hoc Committee dedication to classification, which is led by Chief Classifier Pauline Betteridge. This committee is in charge of determining classifications, providing materials about classifications and training people to classify archers.^[21]

World Archery classification is done by at least three people. One of them must have a medical background. On the national level, there only needs to be one classifier.^[6] Archery classification is done by medical professionals. In classifying an archer, the classifiers look for the range of movement and strength of the archer's arms, legs and back.^[21]

References

^ "History of Para-Archery". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 April 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ McGarry, Andrew (3 September 2008). "Paralympics categories explained". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "Archery". Australia: Paralympic Education Program. 2012. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FITA Para-Archery, A Handbook for Classifiers" (PDF). World Archery. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "London 2012 Paralympics: Archery guide". London: The Telegraph. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Paralympic Archery". British Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paralympics: What Do The Categories Mean?". Leading Britain's Conversation. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paralympic Archery - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ Consejo Superior de Deportes (2011). Deportistas sin Adjectivos (PDF) (in European Spanish). Spain: Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
^ McKeag, Douglas; Moeller, James L. (2007-01-01). ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781770286.
^ ^a ^b MD, Michael A. Alexander; MD, Dennis J. Matthews (2009-09-18). Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practices, Fourth Edition. Demos Medical Publishing. ISBN 9781935281658.
^ ^a ^b ^c Consejo Superior de Deportes (2011). Deportistas sin Adjectivos (PDF) (in European Spanish). Spain: Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
^ "Paralympic Games 2008 - Beijing (CHN), Qualification Slots" (PDF). FITA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ "World Para Archery Championships Gets Starts in Turin". International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Weiss, Katrina (April 2012). "2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery" (PDF). United States Paralympics Team. Retrieved 11 June 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Sport by sport guide" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Rio 2016 Classification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. March 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Para-Archery Classification". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Paralympic Archery Classification Request Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[history-class-1] "History of Para-Archery". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 April 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[bbc-classifcation-2] "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[bbc-classification-2000-3] "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[abc-2008-class-4] McGarry, Andrew (3 September 2008). "Paralympics categories explained". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[austra-para-def-edu-5] "Archery". Australia: Paralympic Education Program. 2012. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[classiferbookarcher-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FITA Para-Archery, A Handbook for Classifiers" (PDF). World Archery. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[moretelegraph-7] "London 2012 Paralympics: Archery guide". London: The Telegraph. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[britishcouncil-8] "Paralympic Archery". British Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[:1-9] "Paralympics: What Do The Categories Mean?". Leading Britain's Conversation. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

[:2-10] "Paralympic Archery - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

[:15-11] Consejo Superior de Deportes (2011). Deportistas sin Adjectivos (PDF) (in European Spanish). Spain: Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[:02-12] McKeag, Douglas; Moeller, James L. (2007-01-01). ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781770286.

[books.google.com-13] MD, Michael A. Alexander; MD, Dennis J. Matthews (2009-09-18). Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practices, Fourth Edition. Demos Medical Publishing. ISBN 9781935281658.

[:152-14] Consejo Superior de Deportes (2011). Deportistas sin Adjectivos (PDF) (in European Spanish). Spain: Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[2008-bejining-archerty-15] "Paralympic Games 2008 - Beijing (CHN), Qualification Slots" (PDF). FITA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[world-paraarcery-turin-16] "World Para Archery Championships Gets Starts in Turin". International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[usastuff-17] Weiss, Katrina (April 2012). "2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery" (PDF). United States Paralympics Team. Retrieved 11 June 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[london-2012-guide-29-18] "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Sport by sport guide" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[:0-19] "Rio 2016 Classification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. March 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[london-2012-guide-42-20] "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[para-classification-21] "Para-Archery Classification". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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+This is a Paralympic archery classification.<ref name=bbc-classifcation>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |date=28 August 2008}}</ref> In 2000, ''[[BBC Sport]]'' defined this classification as "W1, spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs."<ref name=bbc-classification-2000>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/959701.stm|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Making sense of the categories|publisher=BBC Sport|location=United Kingdom|date=6 October 2000}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[BBC Sport]]'' defined this classification was "ARW1: spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs"<ref name=bbc-classifcation/>  In 2008, the ''[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'' defined this classification was "The main difference between ARW1 and ARW2 is the amount of functional ability athletes have in their upper bodies.".<ref name=abc-2008-class>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008|title=Paralympics categories explained|first=Andrew |last=McGarry|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=9 April 2012|date=3 September 2008}}</ref> In 2012, the Australian Paralympic Education Programme defined this classification as "ARW1 - spinal cord and cerebral palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs"<ref name=austra-para-def-edu>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/archery|title=Archery|location=Australia|year=2012|accessdate=12 April 2012|publisher=Paralympic Education Program|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223181917/http://paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/archery|archive-date=2011-12-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>  In 2010, World Archery defined this classification as: a tetraplegic archer in a wheelchair or comparable disability.<ref name=classiferbookarcher>{{cite web|url=http://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/classifiershandbook.pdf|accessdate=11 June 2012|publisher=World Archery|title=FITA Para-Archery, A Handbook for Classifiers|year=2010|archive-date=25 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725202755/http://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/classifiershandbook.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Telegraph'' in 2011 described this classification as: "Athletes shooting from wheelchairs"<ref name=moretelegraph>{{cite news|publisher=The Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8711125/London-2012-Paralympics-Archery-guide.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828033940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8711125/London-2012-Paralympics-Archery-guide.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2011|accessdate=11 June 2012|title=London 2012 Paralympics: Archery guide|date=26 August 2011}}</ref> The [[British Council]] defines this classification in 2012 as: "These athletes have a disability that affects their arms and their legs."<ref name=britishcouncil>{{cite web|url=http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/worksheets/paralympic-archery|year=2012|publisher=British Council|accessdate=11 June 2012|title=Paralympic Archery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731031820/http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/worksheets/paralympic-archery|archive-date=2012-07-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 ==== LAF1 ====
-{{see also|LAF1 (classification)}}LAF1 classified athletes compete in [[ARST|AR]]W1.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lbc.co.uk/paralympic-classification-what-do-the-categories-mean-58926|title=Paralympics: What Do The Categories Mean?|last=|first=|date=|website=Leading Britain's Conversation|publisher=Leading Britain's Conversation|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://paralympics.org.uk/paralympicsports/archery|title=Paralympic Archery - overview, rules and classification {{!}} British Paralympic Association|website=British Paralympic Association|access-date=2016-07-31}}</ref> Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.<ref name=":15">{{Cite book|url=http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|title=Deportistas sin Adjectivos|last=Consejo Superior de Deportes|first=|publisher=Consejo Superior de Deportes|year=2011|isbn=|location=Spain|pages=|language=es-ES|via=}}</ref> ''ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine'' defines LAF1 as a medical class as "[s]evere involvement of the four limbs -- for example, MS, muscular dystrophy (MD), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) with contractures"  As a functional class, ''ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine'' defines LAF1 as "use of wheelchair with reduced function of muscle strength and/or spasticity in throwing arm, and poor sitting balance."<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.es/books?id=KoeRrA_-td0C&pg=PA295&lpg=PA295&dq=%2522les+autres%2522+sport+classification&source=bl&ots=3garviB1_C&sig=NZqxHEBKZnR__edDf0gjod8S5Tg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj375r3gp7OAhUEBBoKHVneAHQ4ChDoAQg2MAU#v=onepage&q=%2522les%2520autres%2522%2520sport%2520classification&f=false|title=ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine|last=McKeag|first=Douglas|last2=Moeller|first2=James L.|date=2007-01-01|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9780781770286|language=en}}</ref> Medically, this class includes people with severe multiple scleroris, muscular dystrophy, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with contractures. This means they have severe issues with all four limbs.  In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has poor sitting balance and has reduced strength or spasticity in their throwing arm.<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usO95dxAEm8C|title=Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practices, Fourth Edition|last=MD|first=Michael A. Alexander|last2=MD|first2=Dennis J. Matthews|date=2009-09-18|publisher=Demos Medical Publishing|isbn=9781935281658|language=en}}</ref>
+{{see also|LAF1 (classification)}}LAF1 classified athletes compete in [[ARST|AR]]W1.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lbc.co.uk/paralympic-classification-what-do-the-categories-mean-58926|title=Paralympics: What Do The Categories Mean?|last=|first=|date=|website=Leading Britain's Conversation|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://paralympics.org.uk/paralympicsports/archery|title=Paralympic Archery - overview, rules and classification {{!}} British Paralympic Association|website=British Paralympic Association|access-date=2016-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724170805/http://paralympics.org.uk/paralympicsports/archery|archive-date=2016-07-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.<ref name=":15">{{Cite book|url=http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|title=Deportistas sin Adjectivos|last=Consejo Superior de Deportes|publisher=Consejo Superior de Deportes|year=2011|location=Spain|language=es-ES|access-date=2016-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104204846/http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|archive-date=2016-11-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine'' defines LAF1 as a medical class as "[s]evere involvement of the four limbs -- for example, MS, muscular dystrophy (MD), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) with contractures"  As a functional class, ''ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine'' defines LAF1 as "use of wheelchair with reduced function of muscle strength and/or spasticity in throwing arm, and poor sitting balance."<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KoeRrA_-td0C&q=%2522les%2520autres%2522%2520sport%2520classification&pg=PA295|title=ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine|last1=McKeag|first1=Douglas|last2=Moeller|first2=James L.|date=2007-01-01|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9780781770286|language=en}}</ref> Medically, this class includes people with severe multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with contractures. This means they have severe issues with all four limbs.  In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has poor sitting balance and has reduced strength or spasticity in their throwing arm.<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usO95dxAEm8C|title=Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practices, Fourth Edition|last1=MD|first1=Michael A. Alexander|last2=MD|first2=Dennis J. Matthews|date=2009-09-18|publisher=Demos Medical Publishing|isbn=9781935281658|language=en}}</ref>
 ==== LAF2 ====
-{{see also|LAF2 (classification)}}LAF2 classified athletes compete in [[ARST|AR]]W1 or ARW2.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.<ref name=":152">{{Cite book|url=http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|title=Deportistas sin Adjectivos|last=Consejo Superior de Deportes|first=|publisher=Consejo Superior de Deportes|year=2011|isbn=|location=Spain|pages=|language=es-ES|via=}}</ref>  They have low to moderate levels of balance issues while sitting, but maintain overall good balance from that position.<ref name=":152" />  They have normal arm function.<ref name=":152" /> Medically, this class includes people with severe hemiplegia, and paralysis of one limb while having deformations in two other limbs. Functionally, this means they have severe impairment of three limbs, or all four limbs but to a lesser degree than LAF1. In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has moderate sitting balance, reduced limb function in their throwing limb but has good sitting balance while throwing.<ref name="books.google.com"/>
+{{see also|LAF2 (classification)}}LAF2 classified athletes compete in [[ARST|AR]]W1 or ARW2.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Sportspeople in this class use wheelchairs on a regular basis as a result of reduced muscle function.<ref name=":152">{{Cite book|url=http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|title=Deportistas sin Adjectivos|last=Consejo Superior de Deportes|publisher=Consejo Superior de Deportes|year=2011|location=Spain|language=es-ES|access-date=2016-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104204846/http://www.colimdo.org/media/2609359/deportistas_sin_adjetivos.pdf|archive-date=2016-11-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>  They have low to moderate levels of balance issues while sitting, but maintain overall good balance from that position.<ref name=":152" />  They have normal arm function.<ref name=":152" /> Medically, this class includes people with severe hemiplegia, and paralysis of one limb while having deformations in two other limbs. Functionally, this means they have severe impairment of three limbs, or all four limbs but to a lesser degree than LAF1. In terms of functional classification, this means the sportsperson uses a wheelchair, has moderate sitting balance, reduced limb function in their throwing limb but has good sitting balance while throwing.<ref name="books.google.com"/>
 ==Events==
-At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, this classification was known as W1.  Events eligible for this classification included W1 Comp Men, W1/2 Women and team. In the W1 Comp Men competition, archers qualified from Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Switzerland and the Ukraine.  For the W1/2 Women's competition, archers qualified from Canada, China, the Czech Republic,France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Turkey and the Ukraine.<ref name=2008-bejining-archerty>{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Olympic%20Games/2008_PG_Beijing/08_Beijing_Para_Slots.pdf|title=Paralympic Games 2008 - Beijing (CHN), Qualification Slots|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2008|publisher=FITA}}</ref>
+At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, this classification was known as W1.  Events eligible for this classification included W1 Comp Men, W1/2 Women and team. In the W1 Comp Men competition, archers qualified from Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine. For the W1/2 Women's competition, archers qualified from Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Turkey and Ukraine.<ref name=2008-bejining-archerty>{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Olympic%20Games/2008_PG_Beijing/08_Beijing_Para_Slots.pdf|title=Paralympic Games 2008 - Beijing (CHN), Qualification Slots|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2008|publisher=FITA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910224131/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Olympic%20Games/2008_PG_Beijing/08_Beijing_Para_Slots.pdf|archive-date=10 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-The World Archery Para Championships are the major international event for this classification.  In 2011, it was held in [[Turin, Italy]] and served as a qualification competition for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Events for this classification included Individual Compound Men W1, in addition to team events using either a compound bow or a recurve bow.<ref name=world-paraarcery-turin>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/world-para-archery-championships-gets-starts-turin|accessdate=12 April 2012|title=World Para Archery Championships Gets Starts in Turin|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|year=2011}}</ref> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual compound qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1150+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 575+.<ref name="usastuff">{{Cite web|url=http://www2.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Paralympics/Documents/classifications/Archery/USA_Classification_SPORT_Policies_and_Procedures_-_ARY.pdf|publisher=United States Paralympics Team|title=2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery|accessdate=11 June 2012|first=Katrina|last=Weiss|date=April 2012}}</ref> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1100+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 550+.<ref name="usastuff" />  Only one man from the United States was able to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics at the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials.<ref name="usastuff" /> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the women's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1000+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 450+.<ref name="usastuff" /> At the 2012 Paralympics, this classification will compete in the "Olympic round format at a 122cm target from a distance of 70m".<ref name="london-2012-guide-29">{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games&nbsp;– Sport by sport guide|page=29|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref>
+The World Archery Para Championships are the major international event for this classification.  In 2011, it was held in [[Turin, Italy]] and served as a qualification competition for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Events for this classification included Individual Compound Men W1, in addition to team events using either a compound bow or a recurve bow.<ref name=world-paraarcery-turin>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/world-para-archery-championships-gets-starts-turin|accessdate=12 April 2012|title=World Para Archery Championships Gets Starts in Turin|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|year=2011}}</ref> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual compound qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1150+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 575+.<ref name="usastuff">{{Cite web|url=http://www2.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Paralympics/Documents/classifications/Archery/USA_Classification_SPORT_Policies_and_Procedures_-_ARY.pdf|publisher=United States Paralympics Team|title=2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery|accessdate=11 June 2012|first=Katrina|last=Weiss|date=April 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the men's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1100+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 550+.<ref name="usastuff" />  Only one man from the United States was able to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics at the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials.<ref name="usastuff" /> For the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the women's individual recurve qualifying score for the event set by FITA and the International Paralympic Committee was 1000+ FITA score and 720 Round Score of 450+.<ref name="usastuff" /> At the 2012 Paralympics, this classification will compete in the "Olympic round format at a 122cm target from a distance of 70m".<ref name="london-2012-guide-29">{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games&nbsp;– Sport by sport guide|page=29|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-For the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio, the [[International Paralympic Committee]] had a zero classification at the Games policy.  This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case by case basis.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160404093217097_Classification+Guide+-+updated+version_0.pdf|title=Rio 2016 Classification Guide|last=|first=|date=March 2016|website=International Paralympic Committee|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> In case there was a need for classification or reclassification at the Games despite best efforts otherwise, archery classification was scheduled for September 7 and September 8 at Sambodromo.<ref name=":0" />
+For the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio, the [[International Paralympic Committee]] had a zero classification at the Games policy.  This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160404093217097_Classification+Guide+-+updated+version_0.pdf|title=Rio 2016 Classification Guide|last=|first=|date=March 2016|website=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> In case there was a need for classification or reclassification at the Games despite best efforts otherwise, archery classification was scheduled for September 7 and September 8 at Sambodromo.<ref name=":0" />
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-Classification is handled by FITA&nbsp;– [[International Archery Federation]].<ref name=london-2012-guide-42>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games&nbsp;– Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref>  FITA has an Ad Hoc Committee dedication to classification, which is led by Chief Classifier Pauline Betteridge.  This committee is in charge of determining classifications, providing materials about classifications and training people to classify archers.<ref name=para-classification>{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/content_print.asp?c_id=5921&p_id=1|accessdate=9 March 2012|title=Para-Archery Classification|publisher=FITA Para-Archery Committee}}</ref>
+Classification is handled by FITA&nbsp;– [[International Archery Federation]].<ref name=london-2012-guide-42>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games&nbsp;– Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>  FITA has an Ad Hoc Committee dedication to classification, which is led by Chief Classifier Pauline Betteridge.  This committee is in charge of determining classifications, providing materials about classifications and training people to classify archers.<ref name=para-classification>{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/content_print.asp?c_id=5921&p_id=1|accessdate=9 March 2012|title=Para-Archery Classification|publisher=FITA Para-Archery Committee}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 World Archery classification is done by at least three people.  One of them must have a medical background.  On the national level, there only needs to be one classifier.<ref name="classiferbookarcher" /> Archery classification is done by medical professionals. In classifying an archer, the classifiers look for the range of movement and strength of the archer's arms, legs and back.<ref name="para-classification" />
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* [http://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/paraclassificationrequest.pdf Paralympic Archery Classification Request] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030718/http://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/paraclassificationrequest.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}
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-* [http://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/paraclassificationrequest.pdf Paralympic Archery Classification Request]
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+[[Category:Para-archery classifications]]
-[[Category:Archery at the Summer Paralympics]]
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v t e Archery
History Chinese Japanese Turkish History of crossbows Modern competitive archery World Archery Federation World Archery Rankings
Topics	Archer's paradox Mounted archery Ballista elephant Yabusame Run archery
Bows (yumi) Bow shape	Arbalest Austroasiatic crossbow Cable-backed bow Composite bow Compound bow Crossbow English longbow Flatbow Gakgung Holmegaard bow Laminated bow Longbow Mongol bow Recurve bow Self bow Takedown bow Welsh bow
Equipment	Arrow Ya Arrowhead Bowstring Bracer Cresting machine Finger tab Fletching Flu-flu arrow Release aid Quarrel Quiver Target Thumb ring
Activities	Bowfishing Bowhunting Bowyer Clout archery Field archery Popinjay Target archery
Competitions	Olympics Youth World Championships Youth World Cup Paralympics Universiade World University Archery Championships Military World Games Continental Africa Americas Asia Europe Naadam
Category Glossary

v t e Les Autres sport classification
	General LAF1 LAF2 LAF3 LAF4 LAF5 LAF6 SS1 SS2
	Archery ARW1 ARW2 ARST
	Athletics T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T46 T51 T52 T53 T54 F55 F56 F57 F58
	CP football CP5
	Equestrian Grade 1 Grade 4
	Skiing LW10 LW11 LW12
	Swimming S2 S5 S6
	Other disability sports Powerlifting Sitting volleyball