Cambodia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Cambodia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||
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| IPC code | CAM | ||||||||
| NPC | National Centre of Disabled Persons Cambodia | ||||||||
| in London | |||||||||
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Thin Senghon | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
Cambodia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.
The country is fielding its smallest delegation to date: a single athlete, female sprinter Thin Seng Hon. As no Cambodian athlete qualified for the Games, the country received a wildcard invitation to send one competitor in track and field events.[1]
Thin "was born without a fully formed right leg", and uses a "$2 500 J-shaped running blade" prosthetic. Her coach, pointing out that her prosthetic is "not custom-built for sprinting and is less comfortable and shock absorbent than those owned by her first world rivals", has argued she is likely to be disadvantaged by a "technology gap", as well as by poverty; Thin "trains on a dirt track and balances running with a full-time job at a souvenir shop".[1][2]
Athletics
Thin Seng Hon competed in the women's 100m and women's 200m T44 (a category for lower limb amputees running with a prosthetic).[2]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thin Seng Hon | Women's 100m T44 | 17.35 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200m T44 | DSQ | Did not advance | |||
See also
- Summer Paralympic disability classification
- Cambodia at the Paralympics
- Cambodia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Notes
- 1 2 "Paralympics: Cambodia bemoans 'high-tech Paralympics'", AFP, 27 August 2012
- 1 2 Cambodian athletes, London 2012 official website