Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paralympics
| Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | RPT |
| NPC | Refugee Paralympic Team |
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 Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016) | |
The Refugee Paralympic Team is a group made up of independent Paralympic participants who are refugees. The Refugee Paralympic Team initially began in 2016 as as the entirety of the independent Paralympic Team, and emanated from the formation of a 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.
2016 Summer Paralympics
[edit]The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee.[1] 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.[1]
2020 Summer Paralympics
[edit]2024 Summer Paralympics
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.