Table 2.

Overview of the 22 sporting events at Tokyo Paralympic Games and the sports/events where athletes are at risk for autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and impaired thermoregulation with a spinal cord injury at or above the level T6

Sports	Spinal cord-related disorders	Above or at SCI level T6	Environmental heat stress	Event and class
Archery	☑	☑	Moderate	W1
Athletics	☑	☑	High	WR track T51–T53 Seated throws F51–F53
Badminton	☑	☑	Low	WH1
Boccia	☑	☑	Low	BC1
Canoe	☑	☑	Low	Kayak KL1
Cycling	☑	☑	High	Handcycling H1
Equestrian	☑	□	Moderate	–
Football (5-a-side)	□	□	Moderate	–
Goalball	□	□	Low	–
Judo	□	□	Low	–
Powerlifting	☑	□	Low	–
Rowing	☑	☑	Moderate	AS
Shooting	☑	☑	Moderate	Rifle SH2
Sitting volleyball	☑	☑	Low	–
Swimming	☑	☑	Low	S1 SB1 and S2 SB1
Table tennis	☑	☑	Low	Class 1
Taekwondo	□	□	Low	–
Triathlon	☑	☑	High	PTWC
Wheelchair basketball	☑	□	Moderate	–
Wheelchair fencing	☑	□	Low	–
Wheelchair rugby	☑	☑	High	Typically, 0.5 and 1.0
Wheelchair tennis	☑	☑	High	Quad class

Environmental heat stress taken from Griggs et al.⁶ For further guidance on AD please refer to the work of Blauwet et al.¹⁵

F, field; SCI, spinal cord injury; T, track; WR, wheelchair racing.