 Ice Sledge Hockey : Ice sledge hockey is open only to male competitors with a physical disability in the lower part of their body . The game is played using international hockey rules with some modifications . Athletes sit on sledges with two blades that allow the puck to go beneath the sledge . They also use two sticks , which have a spike @-@ end for pushing and a blade @-@ end for shooting . The athletes are classified into three groups : group 1 is for athletes with no sitting balance or with major impairment in both upper and lower limbs , group 2 is for athletes with some sitting balance and moderate impairment in their extremities and athletes in group 3 have good balance and mild impairment in their upper and lower limbs . 
