Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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IPC code | SIN | ||||||||
NPC | Singapore Disability Sports Council | ||||||||
in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 6 in 4 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Desiree Lim, Theresa Goh | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 46th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, represented by six athletes competing in four sports: swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to be Desiree Lim, a sailor. However, as the sailing events were held in Qingdao, it was Theresa Goh (swimming) who was the flagbearer on that day. The 2008 Summer Paralympics marked the first time Singapore had won a Paralympic medal of any kind.
Singaporeans will compete in the following event in sailing: