| Libya at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | LBA |
| NPC | Libyan Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Libya sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi | 82.5kg | 95.0 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ali Mabrouk Ahmed | Men's singles C2 |  Molliens (FRA)L 0–3 |  Poddubnyy (RUS)L 0–3 |  Kim K Y (KOR)L 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Khaled Ahmed Abuajela | Men's singles C3 |  Robinson (GBR)LWBF | Guilhem (FRA) L 0-3 | — | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Ali Mabrouk Ahmed Khaled Ahmed Abuajela | Men's team C3 | — | Great Britain (GBR) L 0-3 | did not advance | |||||
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