Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Spain
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was Infanta Elena, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister Mercedes Cabrera
, and several representatives from the Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee.
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Spain
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sent a delegation to compete 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...
. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was Infanta Elena, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister Mercedes Cabrera
Mercedes Cabrera
Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo is a Spanish politician, political scientist, historian, and minister. She is also niece of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Bustelo, Former Prime Minister and of Former Foreign Minister Fernando Morán Lopez and grandniece of the physicist Blas Cabrera Felipe.-Biography:She...
, and several representatives from the Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee.
Sailing
One Spanish athlete competed in sailingSailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Eighty athletes representing 25 countries in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics...
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- Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR
See also
- 2008 Summer Paralympics2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 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....
- Spain at the ParalympicsSpain at the ParalympicsAthletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics...
- Spain at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSpain at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSpain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China with 286 athletes.-Medalists:- Archery:Spain sent one archer to the Olympics...