ch air ▁athlet es , ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁overlap ▁between ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁categories ; ▁visual ▁imp air ment , ▁including ▁blind ness ; ▁Les ▁autres , ▁any ▁physical ▁dis ability ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁fall ▁strictly ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁categories , ▁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 . ▁ ▁Cy cling ▁▁ ▁With ▁one ▁path way ▁for ▁qual ification ▁being ▁one ▁highest ▁ranked ▁N PC s ▁on ▁the ▁U CI ▁Para - Cy cling ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁Nations ▁Rank ing ▁List s ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Austria ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Rio , ▁assuming ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁meet ▁all ▁other ▁el ig ibility ▁requirements . ▁ ▁E quest rian ▁▁ ▁The ▁country ▁qualified ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Rio ▁Games .