Macau at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Macau at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code MAC
NPC Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
in Beijing
Competitors 2 in 2 sports
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Summer Paralympics appearances

Macau competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Macau was represented by two athletes: Kuong Sio-leng in women's shot put and discus, and Ao Loi-si in men's 50m and 100m freestyle swimming. [1] Macau did not win any medals. [2]

Macau Special Administrative Region of China

Macau or Macao, officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a special administrative region on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With a population of 653,100 in an area of 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing Municipality in Peoples Republic of China

Beijing, alternately romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.

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Athletics

AthleteEventsResultRank
Kuong Sio-leng Women's Shot Put - F57/58 5.20m
518pts		14th [3]
Women's Discus Throw - F57/58 12.78m
642pts		12th [4]
Women's Javelin Throw - F57/58 15.28m
579pts		14th [5]

Swimming

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Ao Loi-si Men's 50 m freestyle - S3 1:23.776th [6] Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle - S3 3:09.896th [7] Did not advance

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References

  1. ↑ "Chinese Macao Paralympians to act as "PR Ambassadors" in Beijing", Xinhua, September 6, 2008
  2. ↑ "Overall medal tally" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine ., official website of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-09.


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