Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
made its
Paralympic Games
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début at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...
in
Sydney
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, sending just two representatives to compete in
powerlifting
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. They ranked poorly, and the country did not participate in the next edition of the Games in 2004. Laos made its return to the Paralympics in
2008
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, with powerlifter
Eay Simay
Eay Simay (born 5 March 1981) is a Laotian Paralympic powerlifter. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the first Olympic or Paralympic medal for Laos when taking bronze in the Men's 48 kg.Winter Paralympics
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.
Laos at the Paralympics
International Paralympic Committee
Full results for Laos at the Paralympics
See also
* Laos at the Olympics
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has competed in seven Summer Olympic Games. They have not yet appeared at the Winter Olympic Games and also have not yet won an Olympic medal.
The National Olympic Committee of Laos was form ...
References
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