Burkina Faso at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Burkina Faso sent a delegation to the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. This was the country's fifth appearance at a Summer Paralympic Games. The Burkinese delegation to London consisted of two athletes, Lassane Gasbeogo and Kadidia Nikiema, who competed in wheelchair cycling at the Brands Hatch race circuit in Kent. Neither athlete won any medals in their respective events, with the best finish of Burkina Faso at these Paralympics coming from Nikiema in the women's road trial H3 race with a sixth-place result. Background Preview Burkina Faso made its debut in the Paralympic movement at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Except for the 2004 Summer Paralympics, the country has competed in every Summer Paralympic Games since, making London its fifth appearance in the quadrennial event. Burkina Faso had not won any Paralympic medals entering the London Games, and has yet to debut in the Winter Paralympic Games. The 2012 Summer Paralympics were held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 with a total of 4,237 athletes representing 164 National Paralympic Committees. Wheelchair cyclists Lassane Gasbeogo and Kadidia Nikiema were the two athletes sent by Burkina Faso to compete at the