Israel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[2][3] It was the first time Israel competed at the Winter Paralympics.[4][5]
| Israel at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ISR |
| NPC | Israel Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 woman) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Inbal Pezaro[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Administration edit
Former Paralympic swimmer Inbal Pezaro served as Chef de Mission.[6]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alpine skiing edit
Sheina Vaspi competed in alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[2][4][7] She was not able to compete in the women's slalom standing event after a change in schedule caused a conflict with Shabbat.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Class | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Sheina Vaspi | Women's giant slalom, standing | LW2 | 1:18.87 | 19 | 1:22.31 | 15 | 2:41.18 | 15 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Aharoni, Oren (3 March 2022). "בגלל השבת: שיינא וספי לא תשתתף בטקס פתיחת משחקי החורף הפראלימפיים" [Because of Shabbat: Sheina Vaspi will not attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (26 January 2022). "Israel to participate in Winter Paralympic Games for first time at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Sheina Vaspi all set to make history for Israel". Paralymipc.org. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Israel's first Winter Paralympics athlete is an alpine skier". Jewish News Syndicate. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing". Paralympic.org. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b Burke, Patrick (12 March 2022). "Vaspi forced to miss slalom at Beijing 2022 after schedule change causes clash with Shabbat". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.