Pakistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China."Pakistan contingent in China Paralympics", Pakistan Daily, 2 September 2008 Haider Ali created history by winning a silver medal, the country's first at any Paralympics. The delegation was also rocked by a doping scandal, when its powerlifter, Naveed Ahmed Butt was banned for testing positive, the first athlete at the games."Haider Ali proves there is life after the Olympic Games!" by Gul Hameed Bhatti, http://www.geosuper.tv/articles.asp?id=398
Medallists The country won one medal, a silver."Overall Medal Standings", official website of the Beijing Paralympics
Medal Name Sport Event Haider Ali Athletics Men's Long Jump F37/38
Sports Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankHaider AliT38100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.989200m24.849did not advance
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankHaider AliF37-38Long jump6.44 =WR1104Discus throw43.959864
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankNadia HafeezF13Long jump3.33-14
Powerlifting
AthleteEventResultRankNasir Butt60kg125.012
See also Pakistan at the Paralympics Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links Haider Ali Nadia Hafeez Nasir Butt Naveed Ahmed Butt Raheel Anwar Shahzad Javed International Paralympic Committee Haider wins Pakistan’s first Paralympics medal Pakistan start Paralympics campaign in Beijing tomorrow
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