Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

made its

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début at the

1980 Summer Paralympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics ( nl, Paralympische Zomerspelen 1980), branded as the Olympics for the Disabled, were the sixth Summer Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from 21 to 30 June 1980. Background The Soviet Union, h ...

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, sending a delegation of eleven athletes to compete in track and field, swimming and table tennis. The country did not participate again until the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

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, where it was represented by just two competitors in track and field. Sudan was absent again at the 2008 Games. Sudan has won one Paralympic medal, a gold won by Mohamad Ahmed Isam in 1980. Sudan has never participated in the

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Summer sport

List of medalists

See also

References