Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Hong Kong competed under the name "
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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 ...
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People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Hong Kong sent 21 athletes to compete in eight events at the Beijing Games. http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/ch/index_04_1.asp http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/ch/page04/2008/20080618_team_list_for_press.pdf http://www.hkparalympic.org/hkparalympic/games/2008_paralympic_games/eng/index_04.asp Although Hong Kong's NPC was a separate member of the IPC, Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events.


Medalists


Sports


Athletics


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Women


Boccia


Equestrian


Powerlifting


Rowing


Shooting


Table tennis


Men


Women


Wheelchair fencing


Men


Women


See also

*
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 ...
*
Hong Kong at the Paralympics Hong Kong made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It has never participated in the Winter Paralympics. The territory's first gold meda ...
* Hong Kong, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics


References


External links


Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic CommitteeHong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
(A member agency of
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (Traditional Chinese: 中國香港體育協會暨奧林匹克委員會; in short SF&OC, 港協暨奧委會) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Hong Kong. As such it is a separ ...
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Hong Kong medalists at the 2008 Paralympic Games
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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 ...