Papua New Guinea competed 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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The country's representatives were
Kupuni Lewa in weightlifting,
Ben Thoedore (who is visually impaired) in the men's javelin, and
Dona Ou (also visually impaired) in the men's 1500m race in athletics.
"Spotlight on Papua New Guinea"
''The Paralympian'', 2001
Lewa lifted 125 kg in the men's 56 kg division.
See also
*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 ...
* Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics
* Papua New Guinea at the 2000 Summer Olympics
External links
International Paralympic Committee
References
Nations at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000
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Paralympics
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