Singapore competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Three competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports (athletics and cycling), and did not place in the medal table.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Athletics
Name Event and disability code Round reached Result Lim Poh Eng Women's 100m T53 Semifinal heats 19.33 secs Women's 200m T53 Semifinal heats 34.38 secs Women's 400m T53 Semifinal heats 1:04.94 mins
Cycling
Name Event Round reached Position Result Kua Cheng(male)Wee Ai Leng(female) Mixed Track Individual PursuitTandem Open Qualifying 9th 4:06.117 mins Mixed Road 60/70kTandem Open Finals 13th 108:14.00 mins
See also Singapore at the Paralympics Singapore at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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