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2022 Oceania Para Athletics Championships

The 2022 Oceania Para Athletics Championships were the inaugural Oceania Para Athletics Championships for Oceania athletes with a disability. It was held at the Mackay Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Mackay, Queensland from 7 to 11 June 2022.

They were staged concurrently with the 2022 Senior, U20, and U18 Championships.

Classification

All athletes are classified according to their impairment and competition is a combined format where athletes of multiple different classifications compete against each other. Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies the event type: T for track and jumping events, and F for throwing events. The first digit of the number specifies the type of impairment and the second digit the severity of the impairment; the lower the second number, the more impaired.

T/F11–13 (visual impairment)
T/F20 (intellectual impairment)
T/F31–34 (wheelchair events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
T/F35–38 (ambulant events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
T/F40–41 (short stature, including dwarfism)
T/F42–44 (leg impairment, lower limb affected by limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
T/F45–47 (arm impairment, upper limbs affected by limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
T/F51–57 (wheelchair events for athletes with a lower body impairment, including paraplegia)
T/F61-64 (Lower limb/s competing with prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference)

Participating nations

Only two OAA member federations, Australia and New Zealand, participated in the Championships. The eight Australian States also fielded teams, separate from Australia, and were eligible for Championship medals. In addition, two invitational teams, Regional Australia and India (from the Asian Athletics Association) competed but were ineligible for Championship medals.