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To participate safely, fairly and effectively, sportspeople must understand the terms used in their sports and adhere to the rules and regulations. They must also manage any risks.
The international body for wheelchair basketball is the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). The national governing body is the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA).
Example rules
Players
Court/equipment
Playing regulations
Fouls
Maximum of 14 classification points (between 5 players) on court
Maximum diameter for the chair's back wheels is 69 cm
Maximum of two pushes while holding the ball is allowed
Lifting the buttocks from the chair seat is a violation
Players
Maximum of 14 classification points (between 5 players) on court
Court/equipment
Maximum diameter for the chair's back wheels is 69 cm
Playing regulations
Maximum of two pushes while holding the ball is allowed
Fouls
Lifting the buttocks from the chair seat is a violation
Wheelchair Basketball is open to wheelchair athletes, whose impairments may include paraplegia, lower limb amputation, cerebral palsy and polio.
Athletes are classified according to physical ability and are given a points rating between one and 4.5. One point equates to the most severe disability, 4.5 to the least.
Example risks
Is there sufficient space between the court and the walls to prevent crashes?
Are players able to right themselves and their chairs if they tip over?
Women's artistic gymnastics at the Olympics
Example rules
Performers
Apparatus
Rules
Score
Must be at least the minimum age of 15 years and 8 months
Uneven bars – upper bar is 250 cm and lower bar is 170 cm high
Taping of the hands and use of chalk are permitted
One full point is deducted if the gymnast falls off the bars
Performers
Must be at least the minimum age of 15 years and 8 months
Apparatus
Uneven bars – upper bar is 250 cm and lower bar is 170 cm high
Rules
Taping of the hands and use of chalk are permitted
Score
One full point is deducted if the gymnast falls off the bars
Example risks
Are the bars firmly secured to the floor?
Does the coach know when and how to break a gymnast's fall?