Why are there athletes competing in the same category but with different disabilities?
The Paralympic classification is a functional classification, where all athletes competing in the same category are guaranteed to have similar functional abilities:

 * Mobility

 * Coordination

 * Balance

Therefore, athletes with different disabilities may be grouped in the same category and compete together.



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