Protest Documents: The information provided in the Protest Form together with the Protest Fee. 

Protest Fee: The fee prescribed by the UCI, payable by the National Body or National Paralympic Committee when submitting a Protest. 

Protest Form: The form on which a National Protest must be submitted. 

Protest: The procedure by which a reasoned objection to an Athlete’s Sport Class is submitted and subsequently resolved. 

Protest Panel:  A Classification Panel appointed by the Chief Classifier to conduct an Evaluation Session as a result of a Protest. 

Re-certification : The process by which the UCI must assess that a Classifier has maintained specific Classifier Competencies. 

Recognised Competition : A Competition that is sanctioned or approved by the UCI. 

Research Purposes: Research into matters pertaining to the development of sports within the Paralympic Movement, including the impact of Impairment on the fundamental activities in each specific sport and the impact of assistive technology on such activities. 

Sport Class: A category for Competition defined by the UCI by reference to the extent to which an Athlete can perform the specific tasks and activities required by a sport. 

Sport Class Status:  A designation applied to a Sport Class to indicate the extent to which an Athlete may be required to undertake Athlete Evaluation and/or be subject to a Protest. 

Team:  A group of riders competing together to achieve a common goal e.g. Team Relay (TR) and Team Sprint (TS). 

Tracking Code Observation Assessment (OA): a designation given to an Athlete that replaces the Athlete’s Sport Class Status until Observation in Competition has been completed. 

Underlying Health Condition: a Health Condition that may lead to an Eligible Impairment. 

Vision Impairment : an Impairment of the eye structure, optical nerves or optical pathways, or visual cortex of the central brain that adversely affects an Athlete’s vision. 

