Paralympic Category for Respiratory Disorders

[pererace70]

 

Since I have a respiratory dis-order (unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis) I'm quite interested to know if there is a category in the Paralympics for people like me...

 

As far as I can find, there isn't but I wonder if anyone else on the Hub has ever searched for the same answer?

 

I think it's only fair to have a category for this - I mean, it's quite an imperative part of being an athlete; people dope to just get a 5% increase in performance, I'm losing like 15%! Or am I just being selfish?

 

I sent them the following e-mail, but they just responded (quite quickly actually - it only took like 30mins) that I must contact SASCOC That'll take at least a year to get a response!

My e-mail:

 

"Dear

IPC,

I am a 22 year old cyclist with

unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (I have provided a link below), due to

complications during my birth. I also recently (2003) underwent heart surgery to

plug up an atrial septal

defect.

 

I

was wondering whether there are

any categories for athletes with respiratory disorders such as my own, or are

athletes with such disorders not taken into

account?

 

I look forward to your

response.

 

Diaphragmatic Paralyses http://www.emedicine.com/Med/topic554.htm

 

Atrial Septal Defect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_septal_defect

Regards, Marc

Perel

"

 

pererace702008-09-26 05:18:57

[zerocool]

well done marky! love you boy!

[pererace70]

lol - Thanks Zero!