Timor-Leste first sent competitors to the Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

 for the 2000 Summer Games

2000 Summer Paralympics

The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...

 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. The country at that time was not yet recognised as a sovereign state

United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special...

, and its athletes participated as "Individual Paralympic Athletes". There were only two: Alcino Pereira in track & field, in the men's 5,000m race (T38 category); and Mateus Lukas in men's powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

, in the up to 48kg category. Pereira failed to complete his race, while Lukas lifted 105kg, finishing 13th and last of the athletes who successfully lifted a weight in his category.

Formally recognised in 2002, East Timor participated

Timor-Leste at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The island nation of East Timor first formally participated in the Olympic Games at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

 in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, but not in the Paralympics that same year

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

. Timor-Leste, as such, made its Paralympic Games début 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...

, with a single representative (Lily Costa Silva) in powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

. Competing in the women's up to 52kg category, Costa Silva failed to successfully lift a weight, and did not record a mark.

Timor-Leste has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.

Full results for Timor-Leste at the Paralympics

Name	Games	Sport	Event	Score	Rank
Lily Costa Silva	2008 Beijing 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....	Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's up to 52 kg	nmr	nmr (unranked)

See also

• Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
  Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
  In 2000, the de facto independent Timor-Leste was not yet recognised as a sovereign state, and did not have a recognised National Paralympic Committee...
  
  
• Timor-Leste at the Olympics
  Timor-Leste at the Olympics
  Timor-Leste first competed in the 2000 Olympics as individual athletes and fielded a team in 2004. In 2007 their National Olympic Committee was established. The country returned for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and are set to appear in the 2012 games.-Olympic Medal Table :-External links:*. Olympics...