Paris Paralympics Refugee team named

Eight athletes and 1 guideline runner will dress up nan biggest Refugee Paralympic squad erstwhile they compete astatine Paris 2024.

There were 2 group successful nan squad selected by nan International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for Rio 2016, and six astatine Tokyo 2020.

The RPT squad will compete nether nan IPC emblem and beryllium nan first to participate nan opening ceremonial connected 28 August.

"For a 3rd consecutive Paralympics, a squad of determined, inspirational exile athletes will show nan world conscionable what they tin execute if fixed nan chance," said Filippo Grandi - nan United Nations precocious commissioner for refugees.

"Refugees thrive erstwhile fixed nan opportunity to use, create and showcase their skills and talents, successful athletics and successful galore different walks of life."

Those selected are: Guillaume Junior Atangana and guideline Donard Ndim Nyamjua (athletics), Salman Abbariki (athletics), Zakia Khudadadi (taekwondo), Hadi Hassanzada (taekwondo), Ibrahim Al Hussein (triathlon), Hadi Darvish (powerlifting), Sayed Amir Hossein Pour (table tennis), Amelio Castro Grueso (fencing).