Myanmar at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:MYA
Npcname:National Paralympic Committee of Myanmar
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2008
Location:Beijing
Competitors:3
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Win Naing
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also: (1976-1984)

Myanmar competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of three competitors: swimmers Win San Aung and Naing Sit Aung and athlete Win Naing. Both Naing Sit Aung and Win Naing won three gold medals at the ASEAN ParaGames earlier in 2008.[1]

Sports

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Win San AungSB5100m breaststroke1:54.5112did not advance
Naing Sit AungS6100m backstroke1:30.759did not advance
50m butterfly38.1312did not advance
SM6200m individual medley3:39.3211did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar to send three athletes to Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games . . 2008-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080824170520/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/23/content_9650880.htm . dead . August 24, 2008 . 2008-08-28 .