Fiji at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Fiji at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	FIJ
NPC	Fiji Paralympic Association
in Beijing
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Ranjesh Prakash
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Fiji competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, visually impaired sprinter Ranjesh Prakash, who competed in two events in athletics. Prakash was also his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony. ^[1]

High jumper Iliesa Delana was initially reported in May 2007 as having qualified for the Games, ^[2] but it was later reported that he had "fallen short during trials". ^[3]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ranjesh Prakash	T12	Men's 100m	12.38	23	did not advance
		Men's 200m	DNS		did not advance

See also

• Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. "I'll do it for Fiji" Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine , Fiji Times, August 29, 2008
2. "Fiji disabled athletes do well in Arafura Games". Radio New Zealand International . May 15, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
3. "Prakash will carry flag at Paralympics" Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Fiji Times, July 9, 2008