São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Flag bearer Alex Anjos | | |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country's participation in Rio marked its debut appearance in the quadrennial event, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics six times since the 1996 Games. The delegation consisted of a single short-distance runner Alex Anjos, who was chosen as São Tomé and Príncipe's flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Anjos was disqualified from the men's 100 metres (T47) for arriving late and failed to advance into the final of the men's 400 metres (T47) after failing to set a fast enough lap time.
Background
São Tomé and Príncipe first competed at the Olympic Games in the
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Athletics
Alex Anjos was the first Santomean Paralympic athlete to compete at the quadrennial event and was 25 years old at the time of the Games.
- Men's Track
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alex Anjos | 100 m T45-47 | did not start | did not advance[11] | ||
400 m T45-47 | 50.94 | 3 | did not advance[12] |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c d "Leichtathletik, 400 m, T45/T46/T47 – Amputation, Männer" [Athletics, 400 m, T45 / T46 / T47 – amputation, men; final] (in German). Sportschau. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.