Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Refugee Paralympic Team at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeRPT
NPCRefugee Paralympic Team
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Alia Issa, Abbas Karimi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016)

The Refugee Paralympic Team, previously the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The team consisted of six refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes who represent the estimated 82 million refugees in the world. The formation of the team and its six athletes was announced on 30 June 2021 in a joint statement by the IPC and UNHCR.[1][2] The team had made its debut at the previous edition of the Paralympics that consisted of just two athletes. That team was considered coordinated and was referred to as "the first".[3] The team was the first to enter the Japan National Stadium during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". UNHCR. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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