Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
made its
Paralympic Games début at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
)( es, Deporte Sin Límites)
, nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD)
, athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD)
, opened_by = Queen Sofía
, opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD)
, closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD)
, eve ...
in
Barcelona
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, with a three-man delegation. A.M. Al-Hamdany competed in the marathon (TW3-4 category), along with
Said Al-Huribi, who also competed in swimming, in the 50m freestyle (S6).
Shaif Al-Kawlany was scheduled to enter two events in table tennis, but was a non-starter in both. None of the three men won a medal.
Yemen have not return to the Paralympics after that.
Yemen at the Paralympics
International Paralympic Committee
Full results for Yemen at the Paralympics
See also
* Yemen at the Olympics
References and notes
Paralympics
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