Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paralympics explained

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The Refugee Paralympic Team is a group made up of independent Paralympic participants who are refugees. The team competes using the Paralympic flag and Paralympic anthem, and marches first during the Opening Ceremony.

Alongside the debut of the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a team of refugee para-athletes first competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics as Independent Paralympic Athletes. The Refugee Paralympic Team was formally named starting with the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

2016 Summer Paralympics

See main article: Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee.[1] Participants were nominated for the team by National Paralympic Committees who were aware of qualified sportspeople. The International Paralympic Committee stepped in to assist with getting athletes ready by doing a number of things, including insuring that athletes were classified.

AthleteCountry of originHost NPCSportEvent
United StatesPara athleticsMen's Discus F37
GreecePara swimmingMen's 50m freestyle S9
Men's 100m freestyle S9

2020 Summer Paralympics

See main article: Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete Country of Origin Host NPCSport Event
Men's Discus F37
Women's Club throw F32
Men's Va'a Single 200m - KL2
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL2
Men's 50m backstroke S5
Men's 50m backstroke S5
Men's 50m freestyle S9
Men's 100m breaststroke SB8
Men's K44 -61 kg

2024 Summer Paralympics

See main article: Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteCountry of OriginHost NPCSportEvent
Guillaume Junior AtanganaPara athletics
Salman AbbarikiPara athletics
Sayed Amir Hossein PourPara table tennis
Hadi HassanzadaPara taekwando
Zakia KhudadadiPara taekwandoWomen's –47 kg
Hadi DarvishParalympic powerliftingMen's –80 kg
Ibrahim Al HusseinParatriathlon
Amelio Castro GruesoWheelchair fencing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: August 5, 2016 . Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics . August 7, 2016 . International Paralympic Committee . International Paralympic Committee.