| Sport | Paralympic Archery |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Archery Federation |
V1 is a Paralympic archery classification for people with visual disabilities.
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 W2, which was for all standing archers with disabilities.
Sport
This is an archery classification for people with visual impairments.
Becoming classified
Classification is handled by FITA – International Archery Federation. 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. Archery classification is done by medical professionals.
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archery at the Paralympics.
- Paralympic Archery Classification Request Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
