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Participate with wheelchair and handbike at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON

With a view of the Victory Column, handbikers and wheelchair competitors head out onto the course of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. This is your race. Enjoy the support of the numerous live bands and spectators. Goosebumps and half marathon top times are guaranteed.

Registration for wheelchair competitors and handbikers is possible from April 10, 2025 to March 5, 2026, or until the participation limit has been reached.

Here you will find all the information about registration. Please also note the general information under Registration information

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The participation fee for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2026 is 73€

All athletes born in 2010 and older are eligible to start

Regardless of the starting class, only those participants who can complete the race under their own power are eligible to start.

  • Auxiliary drives of any kind are not permitted.
  • Knee bikes are not permitted.

The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON for 

  • wheelchair athletes is organized in accordance with the regulations of the Para Athletics Department of the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) and World Para Athletics (WPA). The starting classes below are based on the international starting classes (T51, T52 and T53/54).
  • handbikers is organised in accordance with the regulations of the German Para Cycling Federation (DBS) and Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). All athletes over the age of 16 are eligible to start. The starting classes below are based on the international starting classes (H1-H5). 

Wearing a helmet is required. It is not possible to start the race without a helmet

3:15 h (from crossing the start line to the finish line)

Participants who reach the Brandenburg Gate after the time limit cannot cross the finish line (for technical reasons), will be removed from the race and not listed in the results.

Wheelchair and handbike athletes will receive 2 MIKA TAGs for the timekeeping. One TAG will be on the back of your bib number, the second has to be attached to the front of the wheelchair/handbike with a cable tie. 

Starting class

Wheelchair competitor

  • T 51 Quadriplegic Tetraplegia C5/C6: No functionality of the legs, trunk or fingers; no ability to straighten the elbows
  • T 52 Quadriplegic Tetraplegia C6/C7: No functionality of the legs or trunk; limited hand functionality; arms and shoulders fully functional
  • T 53/54 Quadriplegic Paraplegia and other disabilities (e.g. amputations): Full arm and hand functionality; limited to full trunk functionality; some impaired leg functionality.

Handbiker

  • H1–H4 Recumbent hand cycle or adaptive bike / H1 Tetraplegia C6 and higher:Limited functionality of the arms and hands; severe limitations to straightening the elbows; limited temperature regulation
  • H2 Tetraplegia C7/C8: Limited functionality of the arms and hands; limited temperature regulation
  • H3 Paraplegia up to TH10: Limited trunk stability
  • H4 Paraplegia from TH11 to L4, leg amputations : Limited or no lower leg functionality; double upper leg amputations; normal or almost normal trunk stability

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