Benin at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:BEN
Npcname:Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2008
Location:Beijing
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2000

Benin sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. They were represented by one athlete, powerlifter Blandine Sahenou.

Team

Benin participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, their third consecutive Games they participated in since making their debut at the 2000 Games. The country did not earn a medal in Beijing.[1]

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Benin was represented in Beijing by a powerlifter, their second consecutive time that they participated in the sport at the Paralympics.[2] Blandine Sahenou was the country's powerlifter in Beijing.[3]

Women

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Benin Paralympic Committee launch talent identification programme. 2016-10-27.
  2. Web site: Benin . Rio 2016 . 2016-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922193640/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/benin . 2016-09-22 .
  3. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/S.shtml Athletes & Teams