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[[Guatemala]] sent a delegation to compete at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's seventh time competing in the Summer Paralympic Games since it made its debut [[1976 Summer Paralympics|forty years prior]] in [[Toronto]], Canada. Middle-distance runner Óscar Raxón Siquiej was the only athlete that Guatemala sent to Rio de Janeiro after he was awarded a [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]] spot by the [[International Paralympic Committee]]. He was third and last in his heat in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11|men's 1500 metres T11]] and failed to advance to the final since only the top six were allowed in that stage of the competition.
==Background==
Guatemala debuted in the Paralympic movement at the [[1976 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Toronto]], Canada. They have sent a delegation to most [[Summer Paralympic Games]] since, missing only the [[1980 Summer Paralympics|1980]], [[1992 Summer Paralympics|1992]], [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996]] and the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000]] editions.<ref name="GuatemalaIPCOverview">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sdms/hira/web/country/guatemala|title=Guatemala at the Paralympic Games|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181017112609/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms/hira/web/country/guatemala|archive-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Games in Rio de Janeiro were the nation's seventh appearance at a Summer Paralympiad.<ref name="GuatemalaIPCOverview" /> Guatemala have won two Paralympic medals in the sport of [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]].<ref name="ADeportivaSep16">{{cite news|title=Oscar Raxón, la carta para los Juegos Paralimpicos de Río 2016|url=https://antorchadeportiva.com/oscar-raxon-la-carta-para-los-juegos-paralimpicos-de-rio-2016/|newspaper=Antorcha Deportiva|language=es|date=3 September 2016|access-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904161240/http://antorchadeportiva.com/oscar-raxon-la-carta-para-los-juegos-paralimpicos-de-rio-2016/|archive-date=4 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 7–18 September 2016 with a total of 4,328 athletes representing 159 [[National Paralympic Committee]]s taking part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016|title=Rio 2016|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720033214/https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016|archive-date=20 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Middle-distance running|Middle-distance runner]] Óscar Raxón Siquiej was the only athlete to represent Guatemala at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Paralympic Games,<ref name="PNewsSep16">{{cite news|url=https://www.publinews.gt/gt/deportes/2016/09/02/oscar-raxon-recibe-bendicion-azul-blanco-previo-viaje-rio.html|title=Óscar Raxón recibe "la bendición" de la azul y blanco previo a su viaje a Rio|last=Damián|first=Reina|date=2 September 2016|newspaper=[[Metro International|Publinews]]|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017112218/https://www.publinews.gt/gt/deportes/2016/09/02/oscar-raxon-recibe-bendicion-azul-blanco-previo-viaje-rio.html|archive-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|language=es}}</ref> and was selected to be the flag bearer for the [[2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations|parade of nations]] during the [[2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]].<ref name="BBCSportSep16">{{cite web|last1=Lofthouse|first1=Amy|last2=Williams|first2=Nate|title=Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony – as it happened|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/disability-sport/37226555|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=7 September 2016|access-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912053704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/disability-sport/37226555|archive-date=12 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was accompanied by the [[Head of mission|chef de mission]] of the team Noé Hinestroza, Siquiej's coach Luis Álvarez, doctor Erika Pérez and Paralympic attaché Rodolfo Quezada.<ref name="ADeportivaSep16" />
==Disability classifications==
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Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five [[Summer Paralympic Games#Disability categories|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]]; [[Les Autres sport classification|Les autres]], any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example [[dwarfism]] or [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref name="class1">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008 |title=Paralympics categories explained|last=McGarry|first=Andrew|date=3 September 2008|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation
==Athletics==
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Óscar Raxón Siquiej was 35 years old at the time of the Rio Summer Paralympics and he was making his debut in the Paralympic Games.<ref name="ADeportivaSep16" /><ref name="PrensaLibreAug16">{{cite news|last=Cabrera|first=Gloria|title=Óscar Raxón el tenaz velocista que participará en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Río|url=https://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-2016/oscar-raxon-el-tenaz-velocista-que-participara-en-los-juegos-paralimpicos-de-rio|newspaper=[[Prensa Libre (Guatemala)|Prensa Libre]]|language=es|date=8 August 2016|access-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208001929/http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-2016/oscar-raxon-el-tenaz-velocista-que-participara-en-los-juegos-paralimpicos-de-rio|archive-date=8 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His disability is congenital; he was born with a total visual impairment and is [[Para-athletics classification|classified]] as [[B1 (classification)|T11]] and his guide is Santos Martínez López.<ref name="PrensaLibreAug16" /> Siquej was awarded a [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]] spot by the [[International Paralympic Committee]] in July 2016 to qualify for the Paralympics because his best [[Personal record|personal best]] time of four minutes and 55 seconds, set at a 2015 qualifying meet in [[El Salvador]], was 23 seconds slower than the "B" qualifying standard for the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11|men's 1500 metres T11]].<ref name="ADeportivaSep16" /><ref name="PrensaLibreAug16" /><ref name="QualiGuideRio2016">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160523070735592_Rio%2BQG_23_May_2016.pdf|title=Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Qualification Guide|date=May 2016|publisher=International Olympic Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510114849/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160523070735592_Rio+QG_23_May_2016.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=live|access-date=26 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He trained at the [[Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores]] track in [[Guatemala City]] to prepare for the Games.<ref name="PrensaLibreAug16" /> In an interview before the Paralympics, Siquiej said, "I ask the Guatemalans to trust me. We have put our best effort into each training and we believe we can achieve something great."<ref name="PNewsSep16" /> On 11 September, the heats of the men's 1500 metres T11 were held at the [[Maracanã Stadium]], where the top six athletes would proceed to the final two days later.<ref name="PNewsSep16" /><ref name="GuaSep16" /> Assigned to the first heat, Siquiej finished third and last out of all the finishing athletes, in a time of four minutes and 57.22 seconds, eliminating him from the competition since he was twelfth overall.<ref name=GuaSep16>{{cite news|last=Diego|first=Juan|title=Óscar Raxón finaliza tercero en la eliminatoria de los 1,500 metros de Juegos Paralímpicos 2016|url=https://www.guatemala.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-rio-2016/oscar-raxon-finaliza-tercero-en-la-eliminatoria-de-los-1500-metros-de-juegos-paralimpicos-2016.html|publisher=Guatemala.com|language=es|date=11 September 2016|access-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118052724/http://www.guatemala.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-rio-2016/oscar-raxon-finaliza-tercero-en-la-eliminatoria-de-los-1500-metros-de-juegos-paralimpicos-2016.html|archive-date=18 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Five athletes were disqualified in the heats.<ref name="heats">{{cite web|title=Men's 1500m – T11 – Heat 1 |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t11-round-1-heat-1 |publisher=Rio 2016 Paralympic Games |access-date=24 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201745/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t11-round-1-heat-1 |archive-date=22 September 2016 }}</ref>|group="n"}} He dedicated his performance to his mother, who died of ill health three days before the heats.<ref name="GuaSep16" />
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