Senegal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Senegal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Flag bearer Youssoupha Diouf | | |
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Senegal sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the fourth successive appearance for the nation in a Summer Paralympic Games after it debuted at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Youssouphua Diouf, a javelin thrower, and shot put and discus thrower Daque Diop were the two athletes sent to Rio de Janeiro by Senegal. The delegation failed to win the country's first medal at the Summer Paralympics as its best performance in these Games was Diouf's seventh position in the men's javelin F56-57 event.
Background
Senegal first entered Paralympic competition at the
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Athletics
Youssoupha Diouf contracted
Dague Diop was 35 years old at the time of the Rio Paralympic Games and she was entering her second Summer Paralympics after representing Senegal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[13] She is classified as F57 by the IPC and competes in a wheelchair.[14] Diop received a wild card invitation to participate in the Paralympics because of her good performance at the 2015 African Games.[10][13] With a scholarship from the Senegalese Ministry of Sport, she trained at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar to prepare for the Paralympics.[13] Diop's girlfriend revealed that the athlete's objective was to win a medal in Rio de Janeiro, "Every time she went to a tournament, she came back with a distinction. She is determined. I'm sure she will not come back empty handed."[13] She took part in the women's shot put F56–57 competition with eleven more athletes on 8 September,[14] placing eleventh (and last) out of all the finishing athletes, with a throw of 4.53 metres.[n 1][15] Seven days later, Diop partook in the women's discus F56–57 event along with thirteen more competitors.[14] She ranked thirteenth (and last) out of all the athletes who completed the competition, with a mark of 9.59 metres.[n 2][16]
- Men's Field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Youssoupha Diouf | Javelin F56–57 | 41.83 | 7[11][12] |
- Women's Field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Dague Diop | Shot Put F56–57 | 4.53 | 11[15] |
Discus F56–57 | 9.59 | 13[16] |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c "Le Sénégal espère une médaille avec Youssou Diouf" (in French). Agence de presse sénégalaise. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Youssoupha, un campione di atletica alla Casa della carità" (in Italian). Casa Della Carita. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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- ^ a b Dazzi, Zita (18 June 2016). "L'atleta migrante dall'Africa a Milano "Vado a vincere le Paralimpiadi"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Deux athlètes sénégalais aux Jeux paralympiques de Rio" (in French). Setal. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Jeux paralympiques 2016 –La grosse déception Youssoupha Diouf!". Ligne directe (in French). 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Le Sénégal fait chou blanc aux Jeux paralympiques de Rio" (in French). Seneweb.com. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Gaye, Habib (11 August 2016). "Jeux paralympiques 2016 : Ndack Diop rêve de médaille". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Jeux paralympiques : le Sénégal entre en lice avec Dague Diop, ce jeudi" (in French). Agence de presse sénégalaise. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Women's shot put – F56/57 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Women's discus throw – F56/57 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.