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Cyprus At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Cyprus competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Medallists Athletics ;Men’s Track and Road Events Shooting ;Men Swimming ;Women See also * Cyprus at the 2012 Summer Olympics References {{NPCin2012SummerParalympics Nations at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2012 in Cypriot sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
The Cyprus National Paralympic Committee ( el, Κυπριακή Εθνική Παραολυμπιακή Επιτροπή, translit=Kypriakí Ethnikí Paraolympiakí Epitropí) is the National Paralympic Committee in Cyprus for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Cypriot competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). See also *Cyprus at the Paralympics Cyprus made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, with a delegation of six athletes competing in archery, track and field, and swimming. The country has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralymp ... References External linksOfficial website National Paralympic Committees Paralympic Cyprus at the Paralympics Sports organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Cyprus {{Parasport-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T46
The Men's 100 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 6 September. There being no event for T45 (classification), T45 competitors - double arm amputees - two such athletes took part in this event, and one of them, Zhao Xu (athlete), Zhao Xu of China, took the gold medal. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows. Results Round 1 Competed 6 September 2012 from 11:55. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final Competed 6 September 2012 at 20:12. Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WRC = World Record for athlete's classification. PRC = Paralympic Record for athlete's classification. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. ''DQ'' = Disqualified. ''DNS'' = Did not start. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metres T46 Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Republic of Cyprus competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. Cyprus Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest team ever to the Games since 1988. A total of 13 athletes, 9 men and 4 women, competed in 7 sports. Skeet shooter Georgios Achilleos became the first Cypriot athlete to participate in four Olympic games. Professional tennis player and one-time Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, who did not compete in Beijing because of injury, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Cyprus left London with its first ever Olympic medal by sailor Pavlos Kontides, who won silver in the men's Laser event. Medalists Athletics Cypriot athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Women Cycling Cyprus ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 10 Metre Air Pistol SH1
The Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ... took place on 30 August at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich. The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with an air pistol at 10 metres distance from the "standing" (interpreted to include seated in wheelchairs) position. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10. The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 10 shots. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. The total score from all 70 shots were used to determine final ranking. Qualification round Q – Qualified for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metres T46
The Men's 400 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... and Paralympic records were as follows: Results Round 1 Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:38. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:54. Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Men's 400 metres T46 Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 Metres T46
The Men's 200 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford, London, Stratford district of London. It is located ... on 31 August and 2 September. The event was also open to category T45 double arm amputees, and the gold medal was won by T45 athlete Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows: Results Round 1 Competed 31 August 2012 from 21:00. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:30. Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. ''DQ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonis Aresti
Antonis Aresti is a former athlete and Paralympian from Cyprus who competed mainly in category T46 and T47 sprint events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 200 metres - T46 event and a silver medal in the men's 400 metres - T46 event Career Born on 15 February 1983 in Limassol, Cyprus by Leonidas and Androula Aresti. At the age of three years, Aresti was dragged by a moving car while he was trying to cross the street. The accident caused a damage on his left hand. Such disability pushed the Cypriot sprinter to deal with sports. He started practising athletics at early age by participating in school events mainly in long-distance races. At age 14 he started running seriously. Then, he won many medals in local youth championships in athletics. Also, he participated in world organisations as a member of the national team of Cyprus. He studied Physical Education at National Sports Academy (NSA) of Bulgaria in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metre Breaststroke SB12
The women's 100m breaststroke SB12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ... took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Results Heats Competed from 10:16. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final Competed at 18:05. 'Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. AM = Americas Record. ReferencesOfficial London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games was held from 30 August to 8 September 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, UK. The competition consisted of 148 events, across multiple classifications, and all swum in a long course (50m) pool. Up to 600 swimmers (340 males, 260 females) swum in the Games. Participating nations On 23 May 2012, IPC Swimming announced that 66 nations had qualified for the 2012 Paralympics.Qualification slot numbers finalized'. Published by IPC Swimming on 2012-05-23; retrieved 2012-05-31. Those nations (and their slot allocations) are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Event schedule Medal summary Medal table Medals Men's events Women's events References {{Paralympic Games Swimming 2012 Summer Paralympics events 2012 in swimming 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
