To accomplish this goal, National Federations need to develop a population of athletes with upper limb impairments so there will be a sufficient number of athletes which would be included in an evidence-informed scientific study. 

The study intent would be to design a fair and equitable athlete classification system which would be holistically inclusive of upper limb impairments within the current system. 

Given the current approval process and dependent upon the number of athletes to be recruited for a study, the goal would be to have an inclusive IPC-approved lower limb, trunk and upper limb athlete classification system in place beginning in late 2028.

The document can be found here.

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