▁for ▁example ▁d war f ism ▁or ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is . ▁Each ▁Par al ym pic ▁sport ▁then ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁class ifications , ▁dependent ▁upon ▁the ▁specific ▁physical ▁dem ands ▁of ▁competition . ▁Events ▁are ▁given ▁a ▁code , ▁made ▁of ▁numbers ▁and ▁letters , ▁describing ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁event ▁and ▁classification ▁of ▁the ▁athlet es ▁compet ing . ▁Some ▁sports , ▁such ▁as ▁athlet ics , ▁divide ▁athlet es ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁category ▁and ▁sever ity ▁of ▁their ▁dis abilities , ▁other ▁sports , ▁for ▁example ▁sw imming , ▁group ▁compet itors ▁from ▁different ▁categories ▁together , ▁the ▁only ▁separation ▁being ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁the ▁dis ability . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Francisco ▁C ede ño ▁Al m eng or ▁is ▁par al yz ed ▁from ▁the ▁wa ist ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁inj uries ▁he ▁sust ained ▁by ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁into xic ated ▁driver ▁in ▁La ▁Chor rera ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁used ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁since . ▁He ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁F 5 5 ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁( IP C ) ▁and ▁compet es ▁in ▁a ▁sitting ▁position . ▁Al m eng or ▁was ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Rio ▁Par al ym p ics ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁time ▁compet ing ▁in ▁any ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games . ▁He ▁earned ▁qual ification ▁to ▁the ▁Games ▁because ▁his ▁throw