Macau at the Paralympics
| Macau at the Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | MAC |
| NPC | Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau |
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| Summer appearances | |
Macau's Paralympic Committee was founded in 1979,[1] and the territory first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988.[2] It has competed in every edition of the Summer Games since then, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.[3]
Macau's competitors have never won a Paralympic medal.[4]
It is the smallest territory ever to have competed at the Paralympics.[5]
Macau has also had an Olympic committee since 1987, though it is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee, should any athlete in the territory want to compete in the Olympic Games, he should compete for the People's Republic of China, and does not participate in the Olympic Games. [6]this condition is also applicable to the Faroe Islands, in which athletes compete in the Olympic Games through Denmark.
References
- ^ "Chinese Macao Paralympians to act as 'PR Ambassadors' in Beijing", Xinhua, September 6, 2008
- ^ "Hong Kong, Macao athletes set for Paralympics" Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, China Central TV, August 27, 2008
- ^ Macau at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
- ^ Macau at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
- ^ International Paralympic Committee searchable database
- ^ "中國澳門體育暨奧林匹克委員 (Sports & Olympic Committee of Macau, China - Leadership)". Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. Retrieved 2013-11-08.[permanent dead link]
