Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
participated in the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in
London
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, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
At the previous Games, in 2008, sprinter
Francis Kompaon had won Papua New Guinea's first ever Paralympic medal, a silver in the men's 100m, T46 category. He qualified for the 2012 Games. The only other qualified athlete for London was
Timothy Harabe, in powerlifting in the men's 75 kg event.
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, London 2012 official website
As in 2008, Francis Kompaon was selected as his country's flag-bearer during the Games'
opening ceremony.
Papua New Guinea did not win a medal at these Games.
Athletics
Francis Kompaon competed in the
men's 100m and
200m T46.
He was Papua New Guinea's opening ceremonies flag bearer for this Paralympics.
In the 200m, he finished sixth (of eight) in his heat, with a new personal best of 23.05.
In the 100m, he finished third (of seven) in heat 2, qualifying for the final as the fastest loser overall with a personal best time of 11.21 (fifth fastest overall over the three heats). In the final, however, he was unable to repeat his Beijing performance; he "injured his hamstring near the finish line" and finished seventh (of eight) in 12.28.
Men’s track and road events
Powerlifting
Timothy Harabe competed in the
men's 75kg event.
He lifted 160 kg, finishing 10th (out of 13).
Powerlifting: Men's -75 kg
, London 2012 official website
See also
* Summer Paralympic disability classification
* Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics
* Papua New Guinea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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