ARST

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ARST Classification
Sport Paralympic Archery
Administrator International Archery Federation

ARST is a Paralympic archery classification.

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.[1]

Sport

This is a Paralympic archery classification.[2] In 2000, BBC Sport defined this classification as "Standing, Amputee, Les Autre and Cerebral Palsy standing athletes. Some athletes in the standing group will sit on a high stool for support but will still have their feet touching the ground. "[3] In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "ARST (standing): athletes who have no disabilities in their arms but who have some disability in their legs. This group also includes amputees, les autres and cerebral palsy standing athletes "[2] In 2012, the Australian Paralympic Education Programme defined this classification as "ARST - (standing): athletes who have full movement in their arms but who have some disability in their legs. This group also includes amputees, les autres and cerebral palsy standing athletes "[4] In 2010, World Archery defined this classification as: "standing archers or those shooting from a chair/stool. 6.4.1. Practical Profile: lower limbs are functional for ambulation over longer distances."[5] The Telegraph in 2011 described this classification as: "Athletes who can shoot from a standing position"[6] The British Council defines this classification in 2012 as: "These athletes have a disability that affects their legs, but they are able to stand or sit in an ordinary chair with their feet on the ground."[7]

This classification has a subclassification: ARST-C.[5] In 2010, World Archery defined this classification as: "Within ARST archers with severe disabilities of upper extremities may be allocated to a sport sub-class ARST-C and allowed to compete in facilitated rounds at national or developmental level competitions."[5]

Events

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, this classification was known as ST. Events eligible for this classification included ST Men, ST Women, and team. In the ST Men event, archers qualified from China, France, Great Britain, Greece, Japan, Korea,Mongolia,the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, SpainThailand and the Ukraine. In the ST Women event, archers qualified from China,France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland the Ukraine and the United States.[8]

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 Recurve Men Standing and Individual Recurve Women Standing, in addition to team events using either a compound bow or a recurve bow.[9]

At the 2011 BWAA & WheelPower National Championships & 7th Invitational Event held at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in England, the gold medal in the Recurve Bow Class Standing Men event was won my Murray Elliot of Great Britain, the silver by Francisco Dantas of Brazil, and the bronze by Kenny Allen of Great Britain.[10]

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+.[11] Only one man from the United States was able to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics at the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials.[11]

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+.[11] Only one woman from the United States was able to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics at the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials.[11]

At the 2012 Paralympics, this classification will compete in the "Olympic round format at a 122cm target from a distance of 70m".[12]

Equipment

ARST-C 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.[5]

Becoming classified

Classification is handled by FITA – International Archery Federation.[13]

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.[5]

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.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Para-Archery". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sports. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Archery". Australia: Paralympic Education Program. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "FITA Para-Archery, A Handbook for Classifiers" (PDF). World Archery. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympics: Archery guide". London: The Telegraph. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Paralympic Archery". British Council. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Paralympic Games 2008 - Beijing (CHN), Qualification Slots" (PDF). FITA. 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "World Para Archery Championships Gets Starts in Turin". International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "BWAA & WheelPower National Championships & 7th Invitational Event" (PDF). England: British Wheelchair Archery Association. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Weiss, Katrina (April 2012). "2012 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Archery" (PDF). United States Paralympics Team. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Sport by sport guide" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Para-Archery Classification". FITA Para-Archery Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

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