Defending S7 Paralympic gold medalist Danielle Dorris is swimming for another chance at the podium. First-time Paralympian Alexandre Hayward, who took the Para cycling track by storm at the road world championships in 2022, now looking for Olympic victory in the C3 races in Paris. Cindy Ouellet, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;one of the few athletes in the world&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/got-some-skill-in-more-than-one-paralympic-sport-canadas-team-wants-you&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/got-some-skill-in-more-than-one-paralympic-sport-canadas-team-wants-you">one of the few athletes in the world</a> to compete in both the summer and winter Paralympics, is preparing to storm the court as a 3.5-point member of the women’s wheelchair basketball team:

Here’s what you need to know about athlete classification at the 2024 Paralympic Games.{ai:summary}Defending S7 Paralympic gold medalist Danielle Dorris aims for another podium appearance. First-time Paralympian Alexandre Hayward aspires for success in C3 Para cycling races at the Paris Olympics. Cindy Ouellet prepares to compete in both summer and winter Paralympics, representing the women's wheelchair basketball team. 
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With hundreds of different disabilities represented at the Paralympics, who decides which athletes compete against each other?

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