SPEED KING SPORTS WHEELCHAIR&JL710L-30
About the product
Wheelchairs are a necessary piece of equipment for athletes competing in wheelchair racing and track and field events. This is a standard track/field racing wheelchair is a special designed wheelchair which only applicable for wheelchair racer. The track/field racing wheelchair have at least two large wheels and one small wheel. No part of the body of the chair may extend forwards beyond the hub of the front wheel and be wider than the inside of the hubs of the two rear wheels. The maximum height from the ground of the main body of the chair shall be 50 cm (1.6 ft). The maximum diameter of the large wheel including the inflated tyre shall not exceed 70 cm (2.3 ft). The maximum diameter of the small wheel including the inflated tyre shall not exceed 50 cm (1.6 ft). Only one plain, round, hand rim is allowed for each large wheel. This rule may be waived for persons requiring a single arm drive chair, if so stated on their medical and Games identity cards. No mechanical gears or levers shall be allowed, that may be used to propel the chair. Only hand-operated, mechanical steering devices will be allowed. In all races of 800 metres or over, the athlete should be able to turn the front wheel(s) manually both to the left and the right. The use of mirrors is not permitted in track or road races. No part of the chair may protrude behind the vertical plane of the back edge of the rear tyres. It will be the responsibility of the competitor to ensure the wheelchair conforms to all the above rules, and no event shall be delayed whilst a competitor makes adjustments to the athletes chair. Chairs will be measured in the Marshalling Area, and may not leave that area before the start of the event. Chairs that have been examined may be liable to re-examination before or after the event by the official in charge of the event. It shall be the responsibility, in the first instance, of the official conducting the event, to rule on the safety of the chair. Athletes must ensure that no part of their lower limbs can fall to the ground or track during the event.
