Fiji at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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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.
High jumper Iliesa Delana was initially reported in May 2007 as having qualified for the Games, but it was later reported that he had "f[allen] short during trials".
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, visually impaired sprinter Ranjesh Prakash
Ranjesh Prakash
Ranjesh Prakash, born in 1988 or 1989 in Vatulaulau, Ba, Fiji, is a Fiji Islands athlete. He competes in sprinting for athletes with visual impairements ....
, who competed in two events in athletics. Prakash was also his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.
High jumper Iliesa Delana was initially reported in May 2007 as having qualified for the Games, but it was later reported that he had "f[allen] short during trials".