Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PAK |
NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 63rd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1] Haider Ali created history by winning a silver medal, the country's first at any Paralympics.[2] The delegation was also rocked by a doping scandal, when its powerlifter, Naveed Ahmed Butt was banned for testing positive, the first athlete at the games.[2]
Medallists
The country won one medal, a silver.[3]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Haider Ali | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F37/38 |
Sports
Athletics
Men's track
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Haider Ali | T38 | 100m | — | 11.98 | 9 | ||
200m | 24.84 | 9 | did not advance |
Men's field
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Points | Rank | |||
Haider Ali | F37-38 | Long jump | 6.44 =WR | 1104 | |
Discus throw | 43.95 | 986 | 4 |
Women's field
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Points | Rank | |||
Nadia Hafeez | F13 | Long jump | 3.33 | - | 14 |
Powerlifting
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Nasir Butt | 60kg | 125.0 | 12 |
See also
External links
- Haider Ali
- Nadia Hafeez
- Nasir Butt
- Naveed Ahmed Butt
- Raheel Anwar
- Shahzad Javed
- International Paralympic Committee
- Haider wins Pakistan’s first Paralympics medal
- Pakistan start Paralympics campaign in Beijing tomorrow
References
- ^ "Pakistan contingent in China Paralympics"[permanent dead link], Pakistan Daily, 2 September 2008
- ^ a b "Haider Ali proves there is life after the Olympic Games!" by Gul Hameed Bhatti, http://www.geosuper.tv/articles.asp?id=398 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Overall Medal Standings", official website of the Beijing Paralympics
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