para badminton
thumb|250px|alt=A para-badminton player playing on wheelchair|David Toupé, one of para-badminton players from WH1 class. Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011.In the wheelchair singles and SL3 classes a half court is used for play, with the area in front of the service line, near to the net, ou
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7 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Wheelchair
- Standing
- Short stature
- Competitions
- Introduction
- References
thumb|250px|alt=A para-badminton player playing on wheelchair|David Toupé, one of para-badminton players from WH1 class. Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011.In the wheelchair singles and SL3 classes a half court is used for play, with the area in front of the service line, near to the net, out of bounds. A full court is used for the SL4, SU5 and SH6 classes and all doubles matches. The height of the net is the same for all classes.
==Classification== Players are classified to six different classes determined by BWF: