The Lists include athletes known and/or believed to have qualified for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games under the provisions of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide. One List is created per sport by the International Paralympic Sports Federation responsible for the sport.

The List is designed to allow National Federations (NFs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) to verify the data of their athletes in advance of the BOCOG Accreditation Application deadline of 2 May 2008 and the Final Entry deadline of 7 July 2008.

The list of all sports and more information can be found on the International Paralympic Committee web site in the Paralympic Games section. The IPC hereby brings the lists to the attention of its membership and extends an invitation to all parties involved to check the accuracy of the athlete data on the lists.

IPSF National Members are required to verify the data directly with the respective IPSF following the appropriate IPSF instructions before 30 April 2008.