The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category F57/58 shot put and discus throw events. She has competed at four paralympics taking two gold, a silver and two bronze medals.
Menggenjimisu or, in Mongolian, Mönggönjimis is a Paralympian athlete of short stature from China competing in category F40 shot put and discus events. Menggenjimisu won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics F40 Discus competing under the name Jimisu Menggen. At the London Paralympics she was billed as Genjimisu Meng.
Miroslav Šperk is a Paralympic athlete from the Czech Republic, competing mainly in category F56 Discus events.
Tonga participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Their participation marked their fourth consecutive Summer Paralympics appearance since their début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Tonga was represented by the Tonga National Paralympic Committee, and was one of the 45 participating countries that sent only a single athlete. Tonga has always sent only a single athlete from Sydney 2000 to London 2012. Tonga National Paralympic Committee sent a delegation of three people, including one athlete. The sole athlete to represent the nation was ʻAloʻalo Liku, who participated in javelin and discus throw. Liku was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony. Tonga did not win a medal at these Games, however Liku finished with seasonal bests in both the events.
The men's discus F35/36 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 11 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws.
The men's discus F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws.
The men's discus F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 8 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Leonardo Diaz, representing Cuba.
The men's discus F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 13 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Alexey Ashapatov, representing Russia.
The men's javelin F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:10 on 12 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top seven had 3 further throws . The competition was won by Markku Niinimaki, representing Finland.
The men's javelin F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Mohammadreza Mirzaei Jaberi, representing Iran.
The men's shot put F53/54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Mauro Maximo, representing Mexico.
The men's shot put F55/56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Olokhan Musayev, representing Azerbaijan.
The men's shot put F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Alexey Ashapatov, representing Russia.
The women's discus F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:55 on 14 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Mi Na, representing China.
The women's discus F40 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:30 on 13 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Menggen Jimisu, representing China.
The women's discus F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:20 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 8 competitors they each had 6 throws. The competition was won by Wang Jun, representing China.
The women's discus F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:00 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Marianne Buggenhagen, representing Germany.
The women's discus F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi, representing Nigeria.
Alphanso Cunningham is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.
