Tanzania Paralympic Committee

OUR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

Supporting participation of Tanzania athletes in international tournaments

Since its introduction in 1983s, TPC has facilitated the participation of Disability athletes in the following Paralympics games:

Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain – 1992 (3^rd to 14^th September 1992).

Tanzania athlete: Noorel Sharriff (M) | Game: Table Tennis Results: Sharriff competed in the Men’s Open 6-10 event. He lost to Spain’s Javier Mosteirin 0 – 2 and was eliminated from the Games

Summer Paralympics of 2004 in Athens, Greece (17^th to 28^th September 2004)

Athletics Men’s track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wilbert Constantino	T46	800m	2:09.41	10	Did not advance

Athletics Women’s track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mwanaidi Ng’itu	T46	100m	15.72	14	Did not advance
		200m	32.34	13	Did not advance

Summer Paralympics of 2008 in Beijing, China, (6^th – 17^th September 2008)

Athletics

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Ernest Nyabalale	F55-56	Men’s shot put	6.88	593	17

Summer Paralympics of 2012 in London, Great Britain, (29 August to 9 September 2012)

Athletics – Men’s Field Events

Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank
Zaharani Mwenemti	Shot Put F57-58	9.52 m	403	16
Zaharani Mwenemti	Discus Throw F57-58	39.41 m	605	15

Summer Paralympics of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (7^th to 18^th September 2016)

Athletics Men’s Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ignas Mtweve	Shot Put F54-55	5.01	12
Ignas Mtweve	Discus F54-56	22.91	10

Summer Paralympics of 2021 in Tokyo, Japan (24^th August to 5^th September 2020)

Athletics Men’s Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ignas Madumla Mtweve	Shot Put F56	22.88	8 SB

Dubai 2021 Grand Prix – Fazza International Championships Dubai, UAE; on 10 – 13 February 2021

Participants from Tanzania 1. Ignas Mtweve 2. Late Taratibu Machaku – coach

Tunis 2021 Grand Prix – 13th Tunis International Meeting , Tunis, Tunisia; 18 – 20 March 2021

Participants from Tanzania 1. Sauda Njopeka 2. Bahati Mgunda – Coach