Saudi Arabia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Saudi Arabia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	KSA
NPC	Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	3 in 1 sports
Medals Ranked 76th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Paralympics appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Saudi Arabia 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. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[3]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Hani Alnakhli	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F33	10 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's Track

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fahad Alganaidl	100 m T53	15.08	2 Q	15.35	8

Men's Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Asaad Sharaheli	Long Jump F20	5.96	11
Hani Alnakhli	Shot Put F33	8.99

See also

• Saudi Arabia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.