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Vanuatu is participating in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The country initially hoped to send athletes to compete in wheelchair tennis and track and field. Ultimately, however, its delegation was to consist in only one athlete, Marcel Houssimoli, in three sprinting events. He was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony.
Marcel Houssimoli, a right hand amputee, received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men's Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T37, 100m and Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37, 200m in the T37 disability category, and in the Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Paralympics_–_Men%27s_400_metres#T38, men's 400m T38.Vanuatu athletes
, London 2012 official website As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer. In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s. He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones (athlete), Rhys Jones of Great Britain. In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.Men's 400m - T38
, London 2012 official website He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placed Marius Stander of South Africa. In heat 1 in the 100m, he finished 9th and last, in 14.55.Men's 100m - T37
, London 2012 official website ;Men's Track and Road Events
Athletics
Marcel Houssimoli, a right hand amputee, received a wildcard invitation to compete in the men's Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T37, 100m and Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37, 200m in the T37 disability category, and in the Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Paralympics_–_Men%27s_400_metres#T38, men's 400m T38.Vanuatu athletes, London 2012 official website As the country's only competitor, he was also the country's opening ceremonies flag bearer. In heat 1 in the 200m, he finished sixth and last, in 30.12 s. He was the only athlete not to use the starting blocks, and finished more than five seconds behind fifth-placed Rhys Jones (athlete), Rhys Jones of Great Britain. In heat 1 in the 400m, he finished fifth and last, in 1:09.03, more than fifteen seconds behind the other athletes; the crowd cheered him on to the finish line. He was the only T37 athlete in the race; his opponents, categorised T38, had a lower level of disability. Despite his slow time, he qualified for the final as a fastest loser.Men's 400m - T38
, London 2012 official website He finished seventh and last in the final, improving his time to 1:07.61, fourteen seconds behind sixth-placed Marius Stander of South Africa. In heat 1 in the 100m, he finished 9th and last, in 14.55.
, London 2012 official website ;Men's Track and Road Events
See also
*Summer_Paralympic_Games#Classification, Summer Paralympic disability classification *Vanuatu at the Paralympics *Vanuatu at the 2012 Summer OlympicsNotes
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