Papua New Guinea at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:PNG
Country:Papua New Guinea
Year:2024
Games:Summer Paralympics
Games Link:2024 Summer Paralympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Papua New Guinea
Npcname:Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:2
Competitors Men:1
Competitors Women:1
Sports:1
Events:2
Flagbearer Open:Herea Loi
Manega Tapari
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Papua New Guinea competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was their seventh appearance at the Summer Paralympics.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

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1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Papua New Guinea qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition, all of which had achieved the qualification standards at the 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament in Honiara, Solomon Islands, in April 2024.[2] [3]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Herea LoiMen's −70 kg
L 0–19
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Manega TapariWomen's +65 kg
W 16–0

L 6–35

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee. 12 August 2024. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Paris 2024 Qualification Regulations . 2023-12-13 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Para-Taekwondo athletes from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands qualify for Paris 2024 . 2024-05-05 . InsideTheGames. 5 May 2024 . en.