T71-72 (classification)

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T71-72 are disability sport classifications for para-athletics, specifically for frame running athletes. It includes athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. Events for these classes include 100 metres and 400 metres.[1]

History

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Frame running was unsuccessfully proposed for inclusion at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] The T71 event made its debut at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.[4] The men's and women's 100 metres T72 events will make its Paralympic debut at the 2028 Summer Paralympics.[5]

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