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2024 Paralympic Games: the Refugee Paralympic Team

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12 July 2024
The International Paralympic Committee has announced the names of the eight athletes and one guide runner who will participate in the Paris Paralympics from 28 August to 8 September, as part of the Refugee Team. Nyasha Mharakurwa, who represented Zimbabwe in wheelchair tennis at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, will lead the team as head of mission. The Refugee Paralympic Team represents more than 100 million forcibly displaced people and all people with disabilities. The athletes originally hail from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Colombia and Cameroon and were given asylum in Germany, Austria, France, Great Britain, Greece and Italy. They will compete in six paralympic sports: athletics, weight-lifting, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon and fencing. The following are the athletes who will be competing in the Paris Paralympics: — Salman ...

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