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 - No light perception at all in either eye up to and including the ability to perceive light, with the inability to recognize objects or contours in any direction and at any distance.

B2 - Ability to recognize objects or contours up to a visual acuity of 20/60 and/or a degree of field of vision of five degrees. 

B3 - 2/60 to 6/60 vision and/or field of vision between 5 and 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