Saskatchewan Blind Sports Association

Sight Classification

Athletes who are visually impaired or blind follow the sight classification system developed by the International Blind Sports Association to ensure fair competition.  The system uses three categories to chart the varying degrees of vision.  An athlete in a sport under their designated category as follows:

B1 - From no light perception at all in either eye up to light perception, but the inability to recognize objects or contours in any direction and at any distance.

B2 - From the ability to recognize objects or contours up at any distance or any direction to a visual acuity of 20/60 and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees. 

B3 - From visual acuity above 2/60 to 6/60 vision and/or visual field of more than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees. 

              Saskatchewan Blind Sports Association

510 Cynthia Street
Saskatoon, SK.    S7L 7K7   Canada
Ph: (306) 975-0888 or Toll Free 1-877-772-7798
    Email:  sbsa.sk@shaw.ca