{"id":85121,"date":"2020-04-06T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T03:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifapa.net\/?p=85121"},"modified":"2020-07-27T17:45:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:45:32","slug":"steadward-talks-history-of-the-paralympic-factor-system-and-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifapa.net\/es\/steadward-talks-history-of-the-paralympic-factor-system-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Steadward Talks: History of the Paralympic Factor System and Why it Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g-group l-lg-mar-bot-6 l-md-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content js-d-read-more read-more js-read-more read-more--medium-down read-more--expanded\" data-xd-wired=\"read-more\">\n<div class=\"js-xd-read-more-toggle-view read-more__toggle-view\">\n<h2 class=\"js-xd-read-more-contents text-body-medium\" data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"><strong>A discussion on the history of the Paralympic factor system, controversies, and why it matters for inclusion of athletes with a disability.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQMUd0G2Jdo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-ES&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<h3 class=\"text-body-large hide-small\">About this Event<\/h3>\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content\" data-automation=\"about-this-event-sc\">\n<div class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\">\n<p>The classification of Paralympic athletes continues to be a challenge and controversial process. The recent expose in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/olympics\/2020\/03\/03\/paralympiccheating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>, and the 2017 story in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/disability-sport\/41851149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>&nbsp;are but two examples. In this second installment of our Steadward Talks, we will continue to revisit the past to understand the present within the Paralympic and Olympic movement.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition, Ted Fay and Joe Walsh, the innovators and founders of the Paralympic Factor System, will share and reflect on its creation, evolution and present-day impacts. The Paralympic Factor System is used to determine results where athletes with different sport classes compete against each other in an event. The Factor System has ultimately become part of the larger classification system now used in the Paralympic movement. In January of 2020, the IPC decided that there was need for further review and discussion regarding the Factor System and did not approve phasing it out (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidethegames.biz\/articles\/1089845\/ipc-bonn-meeting-classification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Inside the Games<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>David Legg and Eli Wolff will moderate and facilitate the conversation and Q &amp; A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/steadward-talks-history-of-the-paralympic-factor-system-and-why-it-matters-tickets-101205016930?utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-source=strongmail&amp;utm-term=listing\">Register through EventBrite for free<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/827869580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Zoom Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A discussion on the history of the Paralympic factor system, controversies, and why it matters for inclusion of athletes with a disability. 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