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From the 1st to the 3rd, the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled held the '2025 Para Climbing Classification Workshop' for six medical professionals, including doctors and physical therapists, at the conference room of the Seoul Office and the Gangnam Sports Climbing Center. This class is Korea's first para-climbing grade classifier training program held by inviting certified grade classifiers from the International Sports Climbing Federation (IFSC), and was organized as part of fostering events in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
Participants strengthened their expertise and practical skills as grade classifiers through systematic education and practice, including para-climbing grade classification overview and procedures, qualifying and minimum disability standards, player grade classification practice and classification, and observation evaluation during games.
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Jeong Ji-won (32), who participated in the lecture, became interested when she heard that paracliding was adopted as an official sport at the LA ParalympicsIt was a very meaningful time to learn grade classification that plays a key role in sports for the disabled from international experts. In the future, we look forward to activating paracliming in Korea and working as a grade classifier," he said.
An official from the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled said, "This class is an important first step toward promoting paracliming in Korea. We will continue to actively support Korean athletes to participate in the 2028 LA Paralympics through various climbing programs including classification of grades." he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
