Djibouti made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9. The country was represented by a single athlete in middle distance running, their first Paralympian. Houssein Omar Hassan did poorly in his heat due to an ankle injury, and did not win a medal. Despite not winning a medal, he was cheered on by the crowd as he ran alone on the track for two laps.
Djibouti débuted in the Paralympics during these 2012 Games.[1] The event was held from August 29 to September 9.[2] The country had one athlete compete, in the men's 1500 meters T46.[3]
Houssein Omar Hassan, a right arm amputee, competed in the men's 1,500 metres T46 (a category for athletes with disabilities affecting the upper limbs or torso). Since he was the only Djiboutian athlete, he was the flagbearer during the opening ceremonies.[3]
Hassan suffered an ankle injury early in the race, but was determined to finish. He was cheered home by the London crowd as he finished seven minutes behind every other athlete; he ran more than two laps alone on the track after every other athlete had crossed the finish line. Hassan finished with a season best time of 11:23.50.[4][5] Hassan said, "I thought of stopping, but I kept going because I wanted to finish."[4]
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^ abChadband, Ian (September 1, 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Houssein Omar Hassan wins over hearts and minds with his brave, if slow, 1,500m performance". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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djibouti, 2012, summer, paralympics, djibouti, made, paralympic, games, début, 2012, summer, paralympics, london, united, kingdom, from, august, september, country, represented, single, athlete, middle, distance, running, their, first, paralympian, houssein, o. Djibouti made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9 The country was represented by a single athlete in middle distance running their first Paralympian Houssein Omar Hassan did poorly in his heat due to an ankle injury and did not win a medal Despite not winning a medal he was cheered on by the crowd as he ran alone on the track for two laps Djibouti at the2012 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeDJIin LondonCompetitors1 in 1 sportMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 2012201620202024 Contents 1 Background 2 Athletics 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editDjibouti debuted in the Paralympics during these 2012 Games 1 The event was held from August 29 to September 9 2 The country had one athlete compete in the men s 1500 meters T46 3 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Houssein Omar Hassan a right arm amputee competed in the men s 1 500 metres T46 a category for athletes with disabilities affecting the upper limbs or torso Since he was the only Djiboutian athlete he was the flagbearer during the opening ceremonies 3 Hassan suffered an ankle injury early in the race but was determined to finish He was cheered home by the London crowd as he finished seven minutes behind every other athlete he ran more than two laps alone on the track after every other athlete had crossed the finish line Hassan finished with a season best time of 11 23 50 4 5 Hassan said I thought of stopping but I kept going because I wanted to finish 4 Athlete Event Heat Final Result Rank Result Rank Houssein Omar Hassan Men s 1 500m T46 11 23 50 8 did not advanceSee also editSummer Paralympic disability classification Djibouti at the Paralympics Djibouti at the 2012 Summer OlympicsReferences edit National Paralympic Committee of Djibouti Paralympic org Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved March 3 2018 It s Official London 2012 to be Biggest Paralympic Games Ever IPC Paralympic org May 21 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2012 a b Athlete Bio Paralympic org Archived from the original on March 4 2018 Retrieved March 3 2018 a b Chadband Ian September 1 2012 Paralympics 2012 Houssein Omar Hassan wins over hearts and minds with his brave if slow 1 500m performance The Telegraph Retrieved March 3 2018 Crowds at Olympic stadium roar on hero Houssein Omar Hassan s effort Metro September 2 2012 Retrieved March 3 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Djibouti at the 2012 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1202680173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
