Club throw

File:Club throw.png

Like other throwing events, the competition is decided by who can throw the club the farthest, though when the event is contested by athletes of different disability classifications, such as the Paralympics, the result is decided by a points score using the Raza Points System which considers athletes' relative levels of disability. The club for men and women weighs a minimum of {{convert|397|g|oz}} and is normally made from wood with a metal base.{{cite web |title=IPC Athletics Rules and Regulations, |url=http://www.paralympic.org/Athletics/Rulesandregulations/Rules |publisher=IPC |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=26 August 2012 |archive-date=8 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308101608/http://www.paralympic.org/Athletics/Rulesandregulations/Rules |url-status=live }} The athlete sits in a frame in a throwing area which is within a marked circle between {{convert|2.135|and|2.50|m|ftin|0}} in diameter. The frame is common for each competitor and is rigid. The sport is contested at the Paralympics by athletes in the F31, F32 and F51 classes (individuals with the most significant impairment in hand function).

{{As of|2017}} the world record for the men's club in the 32 class is held by Maciej Sochal, who threw {{convert|37.19|m|ftin|lk=out}} at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. The men's record in the 51 class is held by Željko Dimitrijević, who recorded a distance of {{convert|31.99|m|ftin|lk=out}} at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.{{cite web|url=https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/web/record/at/pdf/type/WR/category/out/evt/CLU|title=World Para Athletics World Records|access-date=18 July 2017|date=18 July 2017|work=World Para Athletics}}{{cite web | url=http://rs.n1info.com/a284207/Sport-Klub/Ostali-sportovi/SK-Sta-je-veliki-Zeljko-rekao-posle-povlacenja.html | title=SK: Šta je veliki Željko rekao posle povlačenja? | publisher=N1 | date=18 July 2017 | access-date=18 July 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{As of|2017}} the world record for the women's club in the 32 class is held by Maroua Ibrahmi, who threw {{convert|26.93 |m|ftin}} at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The women's record in the 51 class is held by America's Rachael Morrison, who recorded a distance of {{convert|23.82|m|ftin|lk=out}} in Claremont, CA on 8 April 2017.

• Athletics at the Summer Paralympics
• Disability sport classification

{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Club throw}}

Category:Individual sports

Category:Events in track and field

Category:Throwing sports