Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:	Athletics
Games:	2024 Summer
Venue:	Stade de France, Paris
Dates:	30 August – 8 September 2024
Competitors:	1069 in 164 events
Prev:	2020

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be held at Stade de France in Paris. There will be 164 events: 90 for men, 73 for women and one mixed event, three fewer men's events than the previous Games while the women's and mixed events remain the same. It will be the largest contest of the Games programme regarding athlete numbers and medal events to be scheduled.^{[1] [2]}

Classification and events

See also: Paralympic classification. Participating athletes are given a classification depending on their disabilities (T denotes track events, F denotes field events). They are categorised into seven different classifications:^[3]

• T/F11-13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12–13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a guide.
• T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
• T/F 31-38: Athletes who have cerebral palsy or other coordination impairments. 31-34 for wheelchair events and 35-38 for running events.
• F40-41: Les Autres - typically for athletes who have dwarfism.
• T/F 42-47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 51-58: Athletes who have a spinal cord injury or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 61-64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.

Event summary table

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events

Classification Event	Visual Impairment			ID	Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant							RG		Amputee athletes						Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries							Prosthesis athletes
	T11	T12	T13	T20	T32	T33	T34	T35	T36	T37	T38	T40	T41	T42	T43	T44	T45	T46	T47	T51	T52	T53	T54	T55	T56	T57	T61	T62	T63	T64
	F11	F12	F13	F20	F32	F33	F34	F35	F36	F37	F38	F40	F41	F42	F43	F44	F45	F46	F47	F51	F52	F53	F54	F55	F56	F57	F61	F62	F63	F64
colspan="31"
100 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->	●<	-- T20 -->			>>	●<	-- T35 -->	●<	-- T36 -->	●<	-- T37 -->	●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->					●<	-- T45 -->	>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->	●<	-- T52 -->	●<	-- T53 -->	●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->					>>	●<	-- T64 -->	●
200 metres<	-- T11 -->								●<	-- T36 -->		●<	-- T38 -->										●<	-- T52 -->										●
400 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->	●<	-- T20 -->	●<	-- T32 -->					●<	-- T37 -->	●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->						>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->	>>	●<	-- T53 -->	●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->					●<	-- T63 -->
800 metres<	-- T11 -->						>>	●<	-- T35 -->															●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->
1500 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	>>	●<	-- T20 -->	●<	-- T32 -->						>>	●<	-- T40 -->						>>	●<	-- T47 -->				>>	●<	-- T55 -->
5000 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	>>	●<	-- T20 -->																			>>	●<	-- T55 -->
Marathon<	-- T11 -->	>>	●<	-- T13 -->																			>>	>>	●<	-- T55 -->
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High jump <	-- T11 -->																	>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->										●<	-- T64 -->	●
Long jump<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->	●<	-- T20 -->	●<	-- T32 -->					●<	-- T37 -->	●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->					>>	>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->										●<	-- T64 -->	●
Shot put<	-- F11 -->	●<	-- F12 -->	●<	-- F13 -->		●<	-- F32 -->	●<	-- F33 -->	●<	-- F34 -->	●<	-- F35 -->	●<	-- F36 -->	●<	-- F37 -->	●<	-- F38 -->		●<	-- F41 -->	●<	-- F42 -->				>>	●<	-- F47 -->				●<	-- F54 -->	>>	●<	-- F56 -->	>>	●<	-- F61 -->	>>		●<	-- F64 -->
Discus<	-- F11 -->	●<	-- F12 -->									●<	-- F38 -->										>>	●<	-- F53 -->		>>	>>	●<	-- F57 -->			>>		●
Javelin<	-- F11 -->		>>	●<	-- F20 -->			>>	●<	-- F35 -->				●<	-- F40 -->	>>	●<	-- F42 -->				>>	●<	-- F47 -->				>>	●<	-- F55 -->		>>	●<	-- F61 -->	>>	>>	>>	●
Club throw<	-- F11 -->					●<	-- F33 -->															●<	-- F52 -->

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events

Classification Event	Visual Impairment			ID	Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant							RG		Amputee athletes						Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries							Prosthesis athletes
	T11	T12	T13	T20	T32	T33	T34	T35	T36	T37	T38	T40	T41	T42	T43	T44	T45	T46	T47	T51	T52	T53	T54	T55	T56	T57	T61	T62	T63	T64
	F11	F12	F13	F20	F32	F33	F34	F35	F36	F37	F38	F40	F41	F42	F43	F44	F45	F46	F47	F51	F52	F53	F54	F55	F56	F57	F61	F62	F63	F64
colspan="31"
100 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->	●<	-- T20 -->			>>	●<	-- T35 -->	●<	-- T36 -->	●<	-- T37 -->	●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->					>>	>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->			●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->					>>	●<	-- T64 -->	●
200 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->						●<	-- T36 -->	●<	-- T37 -->	●<	-- T38 -->							>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->											●
400 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->	●<	-- T20 -->	●<	-- T32 -->						●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->						>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->			●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->
800 metres<	-- T11 -->						>>	●<	-- T35 -->															●<	-- T54 -->	●<	-- T55 -->
1500 metres<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	>>	●<	-- T20 -->	●<	-- T32 -->																		>>	●<	-- T55 -->
5000 metres<	-- T11 -->																						>>	●<	-- T55 -->
Marathon<	-- T11 -->	>>	●<	-- T13 -->																			>>	>>	●<	-- T55 -->
colspan="31"
Long Jump<	-- T11 -->	●<	-- T12 -->	●<	-- T13 -->		●<	-- T32 -->						●<	-- T38 -->	●<	-- T40 -->						>>	>>	●<	-- T51 -->								>>		●<	-- T64 -->	●
Shot Put<	-- F11 -->	>>	●<	-- F13 -->		●<	-- F32 -->	●<	-- F33 -->	●<	-- F34 -->	●<	-- F35 -->	●<	-- F36 -->		●<	-- F38 -->		●<	-- F41 -->	●<	-- F42 -->				>>	●<	-- F47 -->					●<	-- F55 -->		>>	●<	-- F61 -->		>>	>>	●
Discus<	-- F11 -->	●<	-- F12 -->									>>	●<	-- F40 -->	>>	●<	-- F42 -->							>>	>>	●<	-- F54 -->	>>	●<	-- F56 -->	>>	●<	-- F61 -->		>>		●
Javelin<	-- F11 -->		>>	●<	-- F20 -->			>>	●<	-- F35 -->										>>	●<	-- F47 -->				>>	●<	-- F55 -->	>>	●<	-- F57 -->
Club throw<	-- F11 -->					●<	-- F33 -->

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics - Universal

Classification Event	Visual Impairment			ID	Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant							RG		Amputee athletes						Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries							Prosthesis athletes
	T11	T12	T13	T20	T32	T33	T34	T35	T36	T37	T38	T40	T41	T42	T43	T44	T45	T46	T47	T51	T52	T53	T54	T55	T56	T57	T61	T62	T63	T64
4 × 100 metres relay<	-- T11 -->	>>	>>	>>			>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>			>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>	>>				>>	>>	>>	●

Qualification

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.

Participating nations

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See also

• Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 November 2023. 2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. International Paralympic Committee.
2. Web site: 3 January 2023. Para athletics - Paris 2024. Paris 2024.
3. Web site: 3 January 2023. Paralympic Classification. International Paralympic Committee.