Libya at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Libya competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country has three sportspeople competing in two sports.

Libya at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeLBA
NPCLibyan Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ly
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Disability classifications
Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Waleed Ashteebah is competing in the Men's Javelin Throw - F44 event, and is classified F42.

Men's Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Waleed Ashteebah Shot Put F42 Did not start
Javelin F42-44 30.45 14

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Ghazalah Alaqouri
Sahar Elgnemi

Ghazalah Alaqouri and Sahar Elgnemi are Libya's two powerlifting competitors.

Athlete Event Result Rank
Sahar Elgnemi Women's −79 kg 85 8
Ghazalah Alaqouri Women's +86 kg No Mark

See also

References
  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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