This episode is a re-air of a 2018 interview (from Ep. 44) with an update regarding the 2020/21 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Dr. Amira Rose Davis talks with Dr. Jonna Belanger, A U.S. Paralympics Track & Field Classifier and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University. They discuss how the Paralympic classification system determines an athlete's eligibility to compete in a specific sport based on their ability, impairment and/or disability.

Listen to the end for Dr. Belanger's update regarding the 2020/21 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

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