Question

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics, each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment. This classification must be done by_____________.

Answer 1

Question Options:

a. the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly.

b. the athlete's parents and a general practitioner.

c. trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete.

d. at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment.

Answer: trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete.

The only plausible option here is that the athletes are classified by trained experts.

These are the only people eligible to do the classification without bias or prejudice and the classification will be sure to be free and fair as they are TRAINED to do examinations and evaluation.