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Before the competitions really get going at the Special Olympics World Games, the classification was on the agenda. Sportschau reporter Sebastian Stuart looked at the classification of athletes in badminton.
Before the athletes come to Germany, they have to be assessed by the coaches using a table. This process is called division or classification. This happens in national competitions at country level. The table is used to evaluate various skills – for example the serve in badminton. The athletes get points for this. The points system gives you a comparison.
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In the international meeting, it is then checked again whether the trainers have awarded the points correctly or fairly for all athletes. In addition, there are classification competitions once they have arrived in Berlin. The length of the classification varies by sport and takes place over two to three days before the actual World Games competitions.
It is carried out in groups of four to eight athletes. The participants compete against each other with a similar level of performance and a kind of updated evaluation score is collected. Based on this evaluation, the final classification is started. The goal is for athletes with the same skills to compete against each other in the Special Olympics World Games. For example, badminton matches with a set score of 21:19 are desirable rather than a set ending 2:21. But go to the competitions and see for yourself!
About the author
Sebastian Stuart is 24 years old and lives in Berlin. He lives with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mental disability. Sebastian is one of the best special rowers in Germany. However, since rowing is not part of the Special Olympics World Games program, he instead plays the frenzied reporter for the sports show. The texts he writes during the World Games are only lightly edited.
The schedule of the Special Olympic World Games in Berlin at a glance.
