Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9. The country returned to the Paralympic Games after a 24-year absence, having last competed in 1988 and then missed five consecutive editions of the Summer Games."Paralympic athletes thrill students", The Guardian (T&T), 17 May 2012

Carlos Green, who is blind,"Ministry of Sport - main sponsor for Mannie Ramjohn Games", T&T Ministry of Sport has received a wild card invitation to compete in the shot-put, while Shanntol Ince has received a wild-card to compete in swimming. Ince "was born with her right leg significantly shorter than her left"."Shanntol shines", Trinidad Express, 31 December 2011

Disability classifications Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation (the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness); cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes (there is often overlap between this and other categories); visual impairment, including blindness; and Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Athletics

Men’s Field Events AthleteEventDistancePointsRankRonald GreeneShot Put F11-1210.8780711Discus Throw F1126.2811

Swimming

Women AthletesEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankShanntol Ince400m freestyle S95:27.8811did not advance100m backstroke S91:22.1410did not advance100m butterfly S91:25.5012did not advance

See also Trinidad and Tobago at the Paralympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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