▁that ▁results ▁in ▁imp air ment . ▁People ▁with ▁c ere br al ▁p als y ▁or ▁non - progress ive ▁brain ▁damage ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁classification ▁by ▁them . ▁▁ ▁The ▁organisation ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁classification ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁similar ▁imp air ments . ▁ ▁For ▁their ▁classification ▁system , ▁people ▁with ▁sp ina ▁b if ida ▁were ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁unless ▁they ▁had ▁medical ▁evidence ▁of ▁loc o - mot or ▁d ys function . ▁People ▁with ▁c ere br al ▁p als y ▁and ▁ep ile ps y ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁provided ▁the ▁condition ▁did ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁People ▁who ▁had ▁stro kes ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁classification ▁following ▁medical ▁clear ance . ▁ ▁Compet itors ▁with ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is , ▁mus cular ▁d yst ro phy ▁and ▁ar th ro gry pos is ▁were ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁classification ▁by ▁CP - IS RA , ▁but ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁classification ▁by ▁International ▁Sports ▁Organisation ▁for ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁for ▁the ▁Games ▁of ▁Les ▁Aut res . ▁The ▁system ▁used ▁for ▁e quest rian ▁by ▁the ▁CP - IS RA ▁was ▁originally ▁created ▁for ▁field ▁athlet ics ▁events . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁issues ▁in ▁object ively ▁ident ifying ▁functionality ▁that ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁post ▁Barcelona ▁Games , ▁the ▁IP C ▁un ve iled ▁plans ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁new ▁classification ▁system ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁This ▁classification