Mexico sent a delegation to compete at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
in
Beijing. The country was represented by 68 athletes, a smaller delegation than at the previous Games.
"Mexican athletes are ready for the Paralympics"
, Xinhua, August 27, 2008
Medallists
Sports
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Cycling
Men's road
Judo
Men
Women
Swimming
Women
Powerlifting
Men
Women
Table tennis
Wheelchair basketball
The women's basketball team didn't win any medals; they were 9th out of 10 teams.
Players
* Floralia Estrada Bernal
* Rosa Camara Arango
* Wendy Garcia Amador
* Rubicela Guzman Acosta
* Claudia Magali Miranda
* Anaisa Perez Pacheco
* Patricia Rodriguez Velazquez
* Rocio Torres Lopez
* Alma Torres Rodriguez
* Lucia Vazquez Delgadillo
* Cecilia Vazquez Suarez
* Rosa Herlinda Vera
Coach
* Aarón Dávila García
Tournament
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See also
*Mexico at the Paralympics
Mexico made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of seven athletes competing in track and field, swimming, weightlifting and wheelchair fencing. It has competed in every edition of the S ...
* Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee
References
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...