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{{infobox country at games|NPC=RPT|NPCname=Refugee Paralympic Team|games=Paralympics|year=|flagcaption=Flag of the [[International Paralympic Committee]]|oldcode=|website=|location=|competitors=|sports=|flagbearer=|rank=|gold=0|silver=0|bronze=0|officials=|appearances=|app_begin_year=|app_end_year=|summerappearances={{Team appearances list|team=Refugee|competition=Summer Paralympics|begin_year=|end_year= }}|winterappearances=None|seealso=}}The '''Refugee Paralympic Team''' is a group made up of [[Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games|independent Paralympic participants]] who are [[refugee]]s. The Refugee Paralympic Team initially began in 2016 as the entirety of the independent Paralympic Team, and emanated from the formation of a [[Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics|Refugee Olympic Team]] for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. For the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]], the Refugee Team was separated from the Independent Team for the first time. To date, no refugee team has been formed for the [[Winter Paralympic Games]].
{{infobox country at games|NPC=RPT|NPCname=Refugee Paralympic Team|games=Paralympics|year=|flagcaption=Flag of the [[International Paralympic Committee]]|oldcode=|website=|location=|competitors=|sports=|flagbearer=|rank=|gold=0|silver=0|bronze=2|officials=|appearances=|app_begin_year=|app_end_year=|summerappearances={{Team appearances list|team=Refugee|competition=Summer Paralympics|begin_year=|end_year= }}|winterappearances=None|seealso=}}The '''Refugee Paralympic Team''' is a group made up of [[Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games|independent Paralympic participants]] who are [[refugee]]s. The team competes using the Paralympic flag and [[Paralympic symbols#Anthem|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 ==

[[Zakia Khudadadi]] became the first person to win an Olympic medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team, winning a bronze medal in the [[Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics|women's –47 kg para taekwondo event]] at the [[Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Zakia Khudadadi: Paralympics bronze medal 'sends message for all refugees in world' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/ckg2ljx810no |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Medalists ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:5em" |Medal
! style="width:15em" |Name
! style="width:15em" |Games
! style="width:15em" |Sport
! style="width:15em" |Event
|-
|{{Bronze medal}}
|[[Zakia Khudadadi]]
|rowspan=2|[[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]]
|[[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para taekwando]]
|Women's –47 kg
|-
|{{Bronze medal}}
|{{sortname|Guillaume|Junior Atangana}}
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]
|Men's 400 m T11
|}

== Participations ==

=== 2016 Summer Paralympics ===
{{Main|Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}
{{Main|Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics}}
The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/refugees-compete-dedicated-team-rio-2016-paralympics |access-date=August 7, 2016 |website=International Paralympic Committee |publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> 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 [[Disability sport classification|classified]].<ref name=":0" />
The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/refugees-compete-dedicated-team-rio-2016-paralympics |access-date=August 7, 2016 |website=International Paralympic Committee |publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> 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 [[Disability sport classification|classified]].<ref name=":0" />


{| class='sortable wikitable' style=font-size:95%
== 2020 Summer Paralympics ==
|-
!| Athlete
!| Country of origin
!| Host NPC
!| Sport
!| Event
|-
|| Shahrad Nasajpour
|| {{flag|Iran}}
|| {{flag|USA}}
|| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Para athletics]]
|| Men's Discus F37
|-
|| [[Ibrahim Al Hussein]]
|| {{flag|Syria}}
|| {{flag|Greece}}
|| [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics| Para swimming]]
|| Men's 50m freestyle S9<br/>Men's 100m freestyle S9
|}

=== 2020 Summer Paralympics ===
{{Main|Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics}}
{{Main|Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics}}


{| class='sortable wikitable' style=font-size:95%
== 2024 Summer Paralympics ==
|-
! Athlete
! Country of Origin
! Host NPC
! Sport
! Event
|-
| | Shahrad Nasajpour || {{flagIPC|IRI}} || {{flagIPC|USA}} || [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para athletics]] || Men's Discus F37
|-
| [[Alia Issa]] || {{flagIPC|SYR}} || {{flagIPC|GRE}} || [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para athletics]] || Women's Club throw F32
|-
| [[Anas Al Khalifa]] || {{flagIPC|SYR}} || {{flagIPC|GER}} || [[Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para canoe]] || Men's Va'a Single 200m - KL2<br/>Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL2
|-
| [[Abbas Karimi]] || {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flagIPC|USA}} || [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para swimming]] || Men's 50m backstroke S5<br/>Men's 50m backstroke S5
|-
| Ibrahim Al Hussein || {{flagIPC|SYR}} || {{flagIPC|GRE}} || [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para swimming]] || Men's 50m freestyle S9<br/>Men's 100m breaststroke SB8
|-
| [[Parfait Hakizimana]] || {{flagIPC|BDI}} || {{flagIPC|RWA}} || [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Para taekwondo]] || Men's K44 -61 kg
|}

=== 2024 Summer Paralympics ===
{{Main|Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}
{{Main|Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Athlete
!Country of Origin
!Host NPC
!Sport
!Event
|-
|Guillaume Junior Atangana
|{{flagIPC|CMR}}
|{{flagIPC|GBR}}
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para athletics]]
|
|-
|Salman Abbariki
|{{flagIPC|IRN}}
|{{flagIPC|GER}}
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para athletics]]
|
|-
|Sayed Amir Hossein Pour
|{{flagIPC|IRN}}
|{{flagIPC|GER}}
|[[Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para table tennis]]
|
|-
|Hadi Hassanzada
|{{flagIPC|AFG}}
|{{flagIPC|AUT}}
|[[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para taekwando]]
|
|-
|[[Zakia Khudadadi]]
|{{flagIPC|AFG}}
|{{flagIPC|FRA}}
|[[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Para taekwando]]
|Women's –47 kg
|-
|Hadi Darvish
|{{flagIPC|IRN}}
|{{flagIPC|GER}}
|[[Paralympic powerlifting]]
|Men's –80 kg
|-
|Ibrahim Al Hussein
|{{flagIPC|SYR}}
|{{flagIPC|GRE}}
|[[Paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Paratriathlon]]
|
|-
|Amelio Castro Grueso
|{{flagIPC|COL}}
|{{flagIPC|ITA}}
|[[Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair fencing]]
|
|}

==See also==
* [[EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games]]
* [[Refugee Olympic Team]]


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 18:15, 18 September 2024

Refugee Paralympic Team at the
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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

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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

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2016 Summer Paralympics

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Main article: Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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

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Main article: Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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

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Main article: Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Zakia Khudadadi: Paralympics bronze medal 'sends message for all refugees in world'". BBC Sport. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ 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.
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