Angola at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Angola at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Angola.svg
IPC code ANG
NPC Comité Paralímpico Angolano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors4 in 1 sports
Flag bearer Esperança Gicasso
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Angola competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

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Disability classifications

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]

Delegation

The country sent a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, along with 4 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [4]

Athletics

Men's Track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jose Chamoleia
(Guide – Nicolau Palanca)
100 m T11 Disqualifieddid not advance
200 m T11 23.333 Q23.467did not advance
400 m T11 53.005did not advance
Octavio Santos
(Guide – Luis Manuel)
100 m T11 11.682 Q11.714did not advance
200 m T11 24.133did not advance
400 m T11 53.146did not advance
Women's Track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Esperanca Gicasso
(Guide – Alaine Baptista)
100 m T11 12.619did not advance
200 m T11 26.6711 Q26.9212did not advance
400 m T11 1:04.179Did not qualify
Befilia Buya
(Guide – Eduardo Chimboto)
400 m T11 Did not start
1500 m T11 5:24.018Did not qualify

See also

References

  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.