itte es ▁taking ▁part . ▁The ▁Pan aman ian ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁athlet es : ▁shot ▁put ▁thro wer ▁Francisco ▁C ede ño ▁Al m eng or ▁and ▁j avel in ▁thro wer ▁I v eth ▁Val des ▁Rom ero . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁chef ▁de ▁mission ▁Y anel is ▁Rodríguez , ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁technical ▁director ▁Ana ▁de ▁Gir ón ▁and ▁coach es ▁And rés ▁Rodríguez ▁and ▁Or est es ▁Pérez . ▁The ▁deleg ation ▁travel led ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁August . ▁Al m eng or ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Pan aman ian ▁flag ▁bear er ▁at ▁the ▁para de ▁of ▁nations ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Dis ability ▁class ifications ▁ ▁Every ▁particip ant ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym p ics ▁has ▁their ▁dis ability ▁grouped ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁dis ability ▁categories ; ▁am putation , ▁the ▁condition ▁may ▁be ▁con gen ital ▁or ▁sust ained ▁through ▁injury ▁or ▁ill ness ; ▁c ere br al ▁p als y ; ▁wheel ch air ▁athlet es , ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁overlap ▁between ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁categories ; ▁visual ▁imp air ment , ▁including ▁blind ness ; ▁Les ▁autres , ▁any ▁physical ▁dis ability ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁fall ▁strictly ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁categories ,