Technically , it was Haiti 's second participation in the Paralaympics . In 2008 , however , the country 's sole representative , powerlifter Nephtalie Jean Louis , was a non-starter in her event due to unspecified " problems with her weight " . For the London Games , Haiti was represented by three athletes : wheelchair athlete Nephtalie Jean-Louis , this time in the women 's javelin and the shot put ; Josué Cajuste ( who has " one leg much shorter than the other " ) , in the men 's shot put and javelin ; and Gaysli Leon , who " was paralysed in the 2010 earthquake " , in road cycling in a handbike
the 2010 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Haiti at the 2012 Summer Paralympics