Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the International Paralympic Committee
IPC code	RPT
NPC	Refugee Paralympic Team
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors	6 in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Alia Issa, Abbas Karimi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
2020 2024
Other related appearances
Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016)

The Refugee Paralympic Team, previously the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The team consisted of six refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes who represent the estimated 82 million refugees in the world. The formation of the team and its six athletes was announced on 30 June 2021 in a joint statement by the IPC and UNHCR.^[1][2] The team had made its debut at the previous edition of the Paralympics that consisted of just two athletes. That team was considered coordinated and was referred to as "the first".^[3] The team was the first to enter the Japan National Stadium during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.^[1][2]