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Saudi Arabia 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, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.
Although the country sent female athletes for the first time to the London Olympics, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, its Paralympic delegation to the London Games remained, as previously, exclusively male. The Kingdom was represented by three athletes in track and field, and one in powerlifting.Saudi athletes, London 2012 official website
Medallists
Athletics
Osamah Al-Shanqiti, who won the country's first ever Olympic or Paralympic gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics, in the triple jump, attempted to defend his title in the men's triple jump F12 (a category for athletes with severe visual impairment). He also competed in the shot put (F11-12). Saeed Alkhaldi competed in the men's 100m T46 (for athletes with disabilities to the upper limbs or torso). Hani Alnakhli competed in the men's shot put F32-33 ( tetraplegia) and in the men's discus throw F32-34. ;Men's Track and Road Events ;Men's Field EventsPowerlifting
Bassam Al-Hawal competed in the men's under 100kg event. ;MenSee also
* Summer Paralympic disability classification *Saudi Arabia at the Paralympics
Saudi Arabia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with two competitors in powerlifting. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter P ...
* Saudi Arabia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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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 ...