Paralympics-Refugee team for Paris bigger than Tokyo


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 5, 2021. The International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons waves the Paralympic flag during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - A total of nine refugees will participate in the Paris Paralympics as members of the largest refugee team assembled, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Tuesday.

The athletes are based in six different countries and will compete across six sports – athletics, powerlifting, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon and wheelchair fencing.

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