My PhD research investigates the relationship between vision impairment and individual performance in goalball – a Paralympic sport specifically designed for athletes with a vision impairment – to help inform the development of a new classification system.
The International Paralympic Committee requires all Paralympic Sports to develop evidence-based, sport-specific classification systems. As part of this, each sport must undertake research to understand the specific relationship between the impairment types that it caters for, and individual performance.
The findings of my PhD will contribute to the development of a new classification system, proposed to be instigated at the 2028 Paralympic Games.