Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | PNG |
| NPC | Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
[edit]Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
Athletics
[edit]Men's track
[edit]| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samuel Nason | 400 m T45-47 | 53.64 | 4 | did not advance | |
Women's track
[edit]Joyleen Jeffrey was the opening ceremonies flag bearer for Papua New Guinea.[4]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Joyleen Jeffrey | 100 m T12 | 15.33 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m T12 | 32.78 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
Broadcasting
[edit]No broadcaster had the rights to the Games in Papua New Guinea. The Games were available via live streaming on the International Paralympic Committee website.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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