# Sighted guide

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{{Short description|Helper who guides a blind sportsperson}}
A '''sighted guide''' is a person who guides a person with [blindness](/source/blindness) or [vision impairment](/source/visually_impaired).

==Sports==
===Paralympic Games===
[[Image:Pascal Schoots Jan Mulder I.jpg|thumb|250px|Pilot [Pascal Schoots](/source/Pascal_Schoots) (L) and [Jan Mulder](/source/Jan_Mulder_(cyclist%2C_born_1956)) (R) won silver medals in [cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics](/source/cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Paralympics) in Athens]]
At the [Paralympic Games](/source/Paralympic_Games) there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.

Rules are according to the [International Blind Sports Association](/source/International_Blind_Sports_Association) (IBSA) and the [International Paralympic Committee](/source/International_Paralympic_Committee) (IPC).

The sighted guides are such a close and essential part of the competition, that the athlete with a visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and both athletes are medal candidates.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/sports/article/779425--visually-impaired-skiers-put-fate-in-guide-s-hands Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands], thestar.com, March 13, 2010</ref> 

====Winter====
At the [Winter Paralympics](/source/Winter_Paralympics) there are three classifications of athletes with a visual impairment:
*[B1](/source/B1_(classification)) (no useful vision)
*[B2](/source/B2_(classification)) (minimal useful vision)
*[B3](/source/B3_(classification)) (some useful vision).<ref>[http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=456809.html A look at the Paralympic Games], [Universal Sports](/source/Universal_Sports), March 9, 2010</ref>
A sighted guide is required for B1 and B2, and optional for B3.

'''[Nordic skiing](/source/Paralympic_Nordic_skiing):'''<br>
The guide can lead, follow, or ski next to the athlete with a visual impairment. The guide assists with voice instruction only. No physical contact allowed.

'''[Alpine skiing](/source/Paralympic_alpine_skiing):'''<br>
The start must have an adequate space for the guide.<ref>[http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/alpineskiing/reglamento.htm IBSA Alpine Skiing rules 2005-2009], [International Blind Sports Association](/source/International_Blind_Sports_Association) (IBSA)</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/sports/article/779425--visually-impaired-skiers-put-fate-in-guide-s-hands Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands], [Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star), March 13, 2010</ref>
*Combined
*Downhill
*Giant slalom
*Slalom
*Super-G

====Summer====
thumb|Timothée Adolphe and his sighted guide Cédric Felip
'''[Athletics](/source/Paralympic_athletics):'''<br>In athletics the sighted guides can win a medal.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120317184215/http://www.insideworldparasport.biz/insideparasport/9218-guides-to-be-awarded-paralympic-gold-medals Exclusive: Guides to be awarded Paralympic medals at London 2012], insideworldparasport.biz, February 12, 2011</ref>

'''[Cycling](/source/Paralympic_cycling):''' Pilot<br>
'''[Equestrian](/source/Paralympic_equestrian):'''<br>
'''[Football 5-a-side](/source/Football_5-a-side):'''<br>
'''[Triathlon](/source/Triathlon):'''

==See also==
*[Guide dog](/source/Guide_dog)
*[White cane](/source/White_cane)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=36&TopicID=163&DocumentID=2104 Being a Sighted Guide], [American Foundation for the Blind](/source/American_Foundation_for_the_Blind)
*[http://brailleinstitute.org/docs/SightedGuideTechniques.pdf Sighted Guide Techniques], [Braille Institute of America](/source/Braille_Institute_of_America)
*[https://www.teamusa.com/videos?fr_story=1aae68a388d43381d126b7b72c9bbb7975a43db2&rf=bm Video: Guide Running] at United States Olympic Committee

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