Sierra Leone at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Sierra Leone at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Flag bearer George Wyndham | | |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | ||
Sierra Leone sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the nation's third time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut twenty years prior at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of a single athlete, table tennis player George Wyndham, who lost both of his preliminary round matches to Zhang Yan of China and Thailand's Wanchai Chaiwut in the men's singles class 4 tournament and advanced no further in the competition.
Background
Sierra Leone made its Paralympic debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. The country did not participate in another Summer Paralympic Games until the 2012 London Paralympics.[1] This made the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games Sierra Leone's third appearance at a Summer Paralympiad.[1] The 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 7–18 September 2016 with a total of 4,328 athletes representing 159 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) taking part.[2] Sierra Leone sent one athlete to Rio de Janeiro: table tennis player George Wyndham.[3] He received financial assistance from the United Nations Development Programme.[3] Wyndham was accompanied by executive secretary of the Association of Sports for the Disabled (the Sierra Leonean NPC) Alexander Thullah, director of sports Ibrahim Bangura, deputy minister of sports Ishmael Al Sankoh Conteh and coaches Emmanuel Lebbie and Alhassan Kamara.[4] He was chosen as the flag bearer during the parade of nations for the opening ceremony.[4]
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Table tennis
Paralympic debutant George Wyndman contracted
Men
Athlete | Event | Group Matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
George Wyndham | Singles class 4 | Zhang (CHN) L 1–3[11] |
Chaiwut (THA) L 0–3[12][13] |
3 | did not advance[13] |
See also
References
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- ^ a b Marshall, Ian (16 September 2018). "Living the life in Brazil, the medal for George Wyndham". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Table Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Men's Singles Class 4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.