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Libya At The 1996 Summer Paralympics
Libya (History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011), Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. They were represented by four powerlifters, none of whom won a medal. Team Libya made their Paralympic debut in Atlanta. The country sent four male representatives to compete in Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, powerlifting. These athletes included A. Almaghrabi, Abdelsalam Gharsa, Salem Salem, and Abdelrahim Hamed. Their participation would peak at the 2000 Games before dropping off. Powerlifting A. Almaghrabi recorded no mark in the up to 48 kg category. Abdelsalam Gharsa lifted 157.5 kg in the up to 60 kg event, finishing 7th of 13 competitors. Salem Salem lifted 120 kg in the up to 67.5 kg category, placing 20th out of 23. And in the over 100 kg event, Abdelrahim Hamed lifted 215 kg, finishing 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libyan Paralympic Committee
Libyan Paralympic Committee ( ar, للجنة البارألمبية الليبية) is the National Paralympic Committee operating in Libya which is also the main official governing body of Disabled and Para Sports in Libya responsible for sending, supporting, funding the teams representing Libya at the Paralympics, Libya and disabled sportspeople at the Paralympics and in other para sporting events. The organisation took the responsibility for sending sportspeople at the Paralympics since 1996. The Libyan Paralympic Committee was established in 1981 as Libyan Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled during the tenure of Muammar Gaddafi and the sports body is affiliated with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which is the world governing body of disabled sports. The sports governing body also faced setback on sending participants to represent Libya at the 2016 Summer Paralympics due to financial crisis emerged as a result of Libyan Civil War (2014–present), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |