Bulgaria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] 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.[3]

The country sent a team of 7 athletes, 4 men and 3 women, along with 2 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4] They competed in athletics, shooting and table tennis.[5]

Men's Track

Men's Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ruzhdi Ruzhdi	Shot Put F54-55	12.33
	Discus F54-56	38.04	6

Women's Field

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Milena Todorova in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event.[6][7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Matches			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Denislav Kodjabashev	Singles class 10	Lian (CHN) W 3–1	Ahmed (EGY) W 3–0	1 Q	Bye	Gardos (AUT) L 2–3	did not advance

• Bulgaria at the 2016 Summer Olympics