Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag of the International Paralympic Committee | |
| IPC code | RPT |
| NPC | Refugee Paralympic Team |
| in Paris, France | |
| Competitors | 8 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nyasha Mharakurwa |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016) | |
The Refugee Paralympic Team will compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September 2024. The team will consist of eight athletes and one guide runner, all refugees and asylees who represent more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.[1] The formation of the team and its six athletes was announced on 9 July 2024 in a joint statement by the IPC and UNHCR.[1] The team had made its debut at the 2016 Paralympics as the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, which consisted of just two athletes, and returned to the 2020 Paralympics under the current name with six refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes.
Participation
[edit]Zimbabwe-born parathlete Nyasha Mharakurwa was chosen as the chef de mission of the Refugee Paralympic Team.
| Athlete | Country of Origin | Host NPC | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Junior Atangana |  Cameroon
|
 Great Britain
|
Para athletics | |
| Salman Abbariki |  Iran
|
 Germany
|
Para athletics | |
| Sayed Amir Hossein Pour | Iran
|
Germany
|
Para table tennis | |
| Hadi Hassanzada |  Afghanistan
|
 Austria
|
Para taekwando | |
| Zakia Khudadadi | Afghanistan
|
 France
|
Para taekwando | Women's –47 kg |
| Hadi Darvish | Iran
|
Germany
|
Paralympic powerlifting | Men's –80 kg |
| Ibrahim Al Hussein |  Syria
|
 Greece
|
Paratriathlon | |
| Amelio Castro Grueso |  Colombia
|
 Italy
|
Wheelchair fencing |
Guillaume Junior Atangana, who is vision-impaired, will line up alongside his guide and fellow refugee Donard Ndim Nyamjua. Khudadadi, Atangana, Hussein and Abbariki all competed in prior Paralympics.
Sponsorship
[edit]The Refugee Team is sponsored or supported by Airbnb, Asics, UNHCR, the French Ministry for Sport and Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee and CREPS of Reims.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "IPC unveils largest Refugee Paralympic Team ever for Paris 2024". UNHCR US. Retrieved 2024-08-09.