Bahrain at the Paralympics
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Bahrain
made its Paralympic Games
début the same year as its Olympic début, at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
in Stoke Mandeville
and New York
, sending a delegation to compete in track and field
. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.
Bahraini competitors have won a total of nine Paralympic medals, all of them in track and field: one gold, three silver and five bronze. The country's inaugural participation in the Games yielded two bronze medals, when K. Alqatam finished third in the men's javelin (category 5), and Adel Sultan finished third in the men's 100m sprint (category 5). Bahrain won its first (and so far only) gold medal four years later, with Khaled Al Saqer winning the men's slalom in the 1A category. His compatriot Ali Alhasan took bronze in the same event, while Adel Sultan provided a silver medal in the 100m sprint (categories 5-6). In 1992, Al Saqer won the country's only medal, a bronze in the discus (THW2-3). There was no medals in 1996, but in 2000 Ayman Al Heddi and Ahmed Kamal obtained a silver and a bronze, respectively, in the discus and the shot put. Ahmed Meshaima
's silver in the shot put (F37) is Bahrain's most recent medal to date; the country failed to make it onto the medal chart with its small delegation of three athletes in 2008.
Three women have represented Bahrain at the Paralympics: M. Alkhinna and S. Mohamed in sprinting and slalom in 2004; and Fatema Nedham in the discus in 2008. Bahraini women's participation in the Paralymics thus predates their participation in the Olympics, which began in 2004.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
made its Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
début the same year as its Olympic début, at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in two separate locations, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and in the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, United States of America The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the...
in Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, sending a delegation to compete in track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.
Bahraini competitors have won a total of nine Paralympic medals, all of them in track and field: one gold, three silver and five bronze. The country's inaugural participation in the Games yielded two bronze medals, when K. Alqatam finished third in the men's javelin (category 5), and Adel Sultan finished third in the men's 100m sprint (category 5). Bahrain won its first (and so far only) gold medal four years later, with Khaled Al Saqer winning the men's slalom in the 1A category. His compatriot Ali Alhasan took bronze in the same event, while Adel Sultan provided a silver medal in the 100m sprint (categories 5-6). In 1992, Al Saqer won the country's only medal, a bronze in the discus (THW2-3). There was no medals in 1996, but in 2000 Ayman Al Heddi and Ahmed Kamal obtained a silver and a bronze, respectively, in the discus and the shot put. Ahmed Meshaima
Ahmed Meshaima
Ahmed Meshaima is a paralympic athlete from Bahrain competing mainly in category F37 throwing events.In the 2004 Summer Paralympics Ahmed competed in all three T37 class throws, winning a silver medal in the shot putt...
's silver in the shot put (F37) is Bahrain's most recent medal to date; the country failed to make it onto the medal chart with its small delegation of three athletes in 2008.
Three women have represented Bahrain at the Paralympics: M. Alkhinna and S. Mohamed in sprinting and slalom in 2004; and Fatema Nedham in the discus in 2008. Bahraini women's participation in the Paralymics thus predates their participation in the Olympics, which began in 2004.