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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T11

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ27630477 ↗
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The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T11 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2016—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Athletics, Summer and Paralympics can be independently traced.
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