Angola competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
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.
Delegation The country sent a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, along with 4 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Athletics
Men's Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJose Chamoleia(Guide – Nicolau Palanca)100 m T11Disqualifieddid not advance200 m T1123.333 Q23.467did not advance400 m T1153.005did not advanceOctavio Santos(Guide – Luis Manuel)100 m T1111.682 Q11.714did not advance200 m T1124.133did not advance400 m T1153.146did not advance
Women's Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEsperanca Gicasso(Guide – Alaine Baptista)100 m T1112.619did not advance200 m T1126.6711 Q26.9212did not advance400 m T111:04.179 Did not qualifyBefilia Buya(Guide – Eduardo Chimboto)400 m T11 Did not start1500 m T115:24.018 Did not qualify
See also Angola at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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