- United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Infobox Paralympics United Arab Emirates
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 8
sports= 3
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silver= 1
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total= 1
rank= 63TheUnited Arab Emirates competed at the2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing ,China . The Emirati delegation consisted of 24 people, of whom eight were competitors: six track and field athletes, one powerlifter, and one sport shooter. Other members of the delegation included representatives of the country's Athletes with Special Needs organization, led by Abdul Razak Ahmed al Rasheed. The Emirati team was sponsored by theAbu Dhabi -basedUnion National Bank . [cite news |last=Johnson |first=William |title=UAE banks on Paralympics |work=The National |date=2008-08-18 |url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080818/OLYMPICS/610360531/1004&profile=1004 |accessdate=2008-08-18 ]Medallists
The country won one medal, a silver. [ [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml "Overall Medal Standings"] , official website of the Beijing Paralympics]
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United Arab Emirates at the Paralympics
*United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics References
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