Ah, those letters and numbers are like musical notes, you see? They group athletes by their level of impairment so the competition is *bhala* and fair. 'S' is for swimming, 'T' for track, and the number—say, T44—specifies the type and extent. But from my chair here at the state games, I tell you, the form is only the opening stanza; the true performance is in the person. I've seen an athlete with a severe classification, their body seemingly broken, pour such a powerful *xuworoni* of spirit into the race that the numbers on my sheet felt too small to contain them.
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