Singapore at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

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Laurentia Tan of Singapore with horse Nothing To Lose competes in the Paralympic Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia event at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

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Laurentia Tan of Singapore with horse Nothing To Lose competes in the Paralympic Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia event at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games © • Getty Images

·Singapore has claimed six medals at the Paralympic Games: G1-S2-B3.

·Beijing 2008 were Singapore's most successful Paralympic Games to date, winning one gold medal (S1-B2).

·The NPC made its debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games.

·Singapore is in joint 84th place on the Summer Games' all-time medal table.

·The NPC has been most successful in swimming, claiming one gold and one silver medal.

·Equestrian Laurentia Tan is Singapore's most successful Paralympian in individual events: S1-B3.

·Pin Xiu Yip won Singapore's remaining two medals: gold in the women's 50m backstroke S3 and silver in the women's 50m freestyle S3 (both in 2008).

·Singapore won its first medals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.

·In 2012, only Tan claimed medals as she bagged silver in dressage individual freestyle grade la open and bronze in individual championship test grade la open.

·Tan is on the IPC's ones-to-watch list for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

·There is no rights holding broadcaster in Singapore, but the Paralympic Games can be watched live via the IPC’s website at www.paralympic.org.

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