Michael Johnson urges Paralympic movement to make classifications clear and fair

Four-time Olympic champion Johnson is an avid supporter of the Paralympic movement and is hosting Channel 4’s new Paralympic series, ‘Michael Johnson Meets…’ (Channel 4/PA handout)

Michael Johnson believes Paralympic sport must step up its attempts to find a new classification system that is easier for a growing audience to understand.

Global viewing figures for the Rio 2016 Paralympics topped four billion, according to Statista, and could increase for Tokyo 2020, which gets under way on August 24.