Niger at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Niger at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NIG
NPC	Fédération Nigérienne des Sports Paralympiques
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	2 in 1 sports
Flag bearer	Ibrahim Dayabou [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

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. ^{[2] [3]} 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. ^[4]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's Track

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ibrahim Dayabou	100 m T45-47	11.90	6	Did not advance

Men's Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ibrahim Dayabou	Long Jump F45-47	5.43	15

Women's Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Balkissa Mamadou Amadou	Discus F56-57	13.25	11

See also

• Niger at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15.
2. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.