Fiji at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Fiji at the Paralympic Games

Flag of Fiji
IPC code  FIJ
NPC Fiji Paralympic Association
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors 1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Ranjesh Prakash
Medals Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games

Fiji competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, visually impaired sprinter Ranjesh Prakash, who competed in two events in athletics. Prakash was also his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[1]

High jumper Iliesa Delana was initially reported in May 2007 as having qualified for the Games,[2] but it was later reported that he had "f[allen] short during trials".[3]

Athletics

See also

References

  1. "I'll do it for Fiji", Fiji Times, August 29, 2008
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  3. "Prakash will carry flag at Paralympics", Fiji Times, July 9, 2008


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