Refugee Paralympic Team Assembles for Training Camp in Preparation for Paris 2024 Games
2024 Paralympics Paris
Author: International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Published: 2024/08/19
Publication Type: Informative
Contents: Summary – Introduction – Main – Related
Synopsis: The Refugee Paralympic Team is set to participate in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with its largest-ever contingent. Comprising eight athletes and one guide runner, the team represents over 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. These athletes will compete across six sports: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para triathlon, and wheelchair fencing. The team of eight athletes and two guide runners were provided with their official kit for the Games courtesy of Asics.
Introduction
As they finalize preparations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, members of the Refugee Paralympic Team have been taking part in a training camp in Reims, France, at the Centre for Resources, Expertise and Sport Performance (CREPS).
Main Digest
Organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) with the support of the French Ministry of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Paris 2024, the training camp runs from 12-21 August and is the first time the athletes have come together as one team.
In addition to final training sessions and providing access to [...]