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Chile At The Paralympics
Chile made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona (following its return to democracy), sending a two-man delegation: a swimmer and a powerlifter. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Chile first competed in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, and has also taken part in every subsequent edition of the Winter Games. Chilean delegations to the Winter Games have been small, always consisting in just two athletes. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Chile won its first ever Paralympic medal when Cristian Valenzuela received a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres event for T11 competitors. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ..., swimmer Alberto Abarza claimed the gold medal in the Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile Paralympic Committee
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |