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 (overview) | |
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
- ^ a b "Paralympics: Cambodia bemoans 'high-tech Paralympics'", AFP, 27 August 2012
- ^ a b Cambodian athletes Archived 2013-01-28 at archive.today, London 2012 official website
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