SH2 (classification)
{{Short description|Paralympic shooting classification}}
SH2 is a Paralympic shooting classification.
Sport
This Paralympic shooting sport class is designated to shooters with a more severe impairment in the upper limbs, which necessitates them to use a shooting stand. Unlike the SH1 class they shoot with a rifle only and not with pistols.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Shooting/RulesandRegulations/Classification|title=Shooting - Rules and Regulations - Classification - Masterlist}}
Becoming classified
Sub-classifications A, B and C define wheelchair backrest height depending on back and pelvic strength per athlete. Ambulant or wheelchair using shooters regardless of sub-classifications A, B or C shoot together in this class.
Classification is handled by International Paralympic Committee Shooting.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|archivedate=26 April 2012}}
IPC Shooting Classification Rules and Regulations
The IPC Shooting{{Cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Shooting|title = Shooting Para Sport (Formerly IPC Shooting) Events & News}} Classification Rules and Regulations were published and came into force in May 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Shooting/RulesandRegulations/Classification|title=Shooting - Rules and Regulations - Classification - Masterlist}} The rules reflect the wording of the IPC Classification Code and are a revised version of the previous IPC Classification Rules.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.paralympic.org/Shooting/RulesandRegulations/Classification IPC Shooting - Classification]
- [http://www.paralympic.org/Shooting IPC Shooting - Official Website]
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