Refugee Paralympic Team
| Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the International Paralympic Committee | |
| IPC code | RPT |
| NPC | Refugee Paralympic Team |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016) | |
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.
Zakia Khudadadi became the first person to win an Olympic medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team, winning a bronze medal in the women's –47 kg para taekwondo event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze
|
Zakia Khudadadi | 2024 Paris | Para taekwando | Women's –47 kg |
| Bronze
|
Guillaume Junior Atangana | Athletics | Men's 400 m T11 |
Participations
[edit]2016 Summer Paralympics
[edit]The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee.[2] 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.[2]
| Athlete | Country of origin | Host NPC | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrad Nasajpour |  Iran
|
 USA
|
Para athletics | Men's Discus F37 |
| Ibrahim Al Hussein |  Syria
|
 Greece
|
Para swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S9 Men's 100m freestyle S9 |
2020 Summer Paralympics
[edit]| Athlete | Country of Origin | Host NPC | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrad Nasajpour |  Iran |
 United States |
Para athletics | Men's Discus F37 |
| Alia Issa |  Syria |
 Greece |
Para athletics | Women's Club throw F32 |
| Anas Al Khalifa | Syria |
 Germany |
Para canoe | Men's Va'a Single 200m - KL2 Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL2 |
| Abbas Karimi |  Afghanistan |
United States |
Para swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S5 Men's 50m backstroke S5 |
| Ibrahim Al Hussein | Syria |
Greece |
Para swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S9 Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 |
| Parfait Hakizimana |  Burundi |
 Rwanda |
Para taekwondo | Men's K44 -61 kg |
2024 Summer Paralympics
[edit]| 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 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Zakia Khudadadi: Paralympics bronze medal 'sends message for all refugees in world'". BBC Sport. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ a b "Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
