Zambia 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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,
Australia
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. It was the country's second participation in the
Paralympic Games
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. Wheelchair athlete
, who had competed in the
1996 Games, took part for the second time, entering the marathon. Visually impaired sprinter
Nancy Kalaba, Zambia's only other representative, made her Paralympic début, in the 100m race. Neither of them won a medal.
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International Paralympic Committee
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Athletics
Sinkamba, in the marathon, improved on his time from the 1996 Games, but by crossing the finish line in 2:51:55 he was once more last of the finishers. Kalaba finished last of her heat—her time of 15.88 was almost two seconds slower than the second-slowest overall in the heats.
See also
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Zambia at the Paralympics
Zambia made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single athlete ( Lango Sinkamba) competing in men's track and field. In 2000, Zambia had two representatives, once more in track and field. The country was a ...
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Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
References
External links
International Paralympic Committee
Nations at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000
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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 ...
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