Timor-Leste at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Timor-Leste at the Paralympic Games

Flag of East Timor
IPC code  TLS
NPC Comité Paralimpico Nacional de Timor-Leste
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors
Flag bearer Lily Costa Silva
(opening & closing)
Medals
Rank: -
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Other related appearances
Individual Paralympic Athletes (2000)

Timor-Leste (East Timor) sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country was said to send 11 representatives, who were to compete in the fields of the marathon, powerlifting, table tennis and wheelchair tennis. This would have made Timor-Leste's Paralympic delegation larger than its Olympic delegation to Beijing.[1] However, official records give no indication that more than one East Timorese athlete (16-year-old powerlifter Lily Costa Silva[2]) eventually entered competition. Costa Silva was also listed as the country's flagbearer for both the opening[3] and the closing[4] ceremonies.

Powerlifting

Women
Athlete Class Event Result Rank
Liliana da Costa Silva - -52 kg No Mark -

Tennis

Weightlifting

See also

References

  1. "Poor but Proud", Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2008
  2. Athlete Biography, Official Website of the 2008 Paralympic Games
  3. Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers' List, International Paralympic Committee, September 6, 2008.
  4. Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers' List, International Paralympic Committee, September 17, 2008.

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