PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A male director speaks in front of four people](/sites/default/files/2024-07/1%20Alexandar%20Ekman%20Paris%202024%20Paralympic%20Games.jpg)
Alexandre Ekman named Stage and Choreography Director of Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Alexandre Ekman has been selected to direct the staging and choreography of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![Para powerlifting athlete Hadi Darvishpoor sits in front of the weight and raises both arms.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Hadi%20Darvishpoor%2C%20Para%20powerlifting%20%40Vakho%20Tsatsalashvili.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Hadi Darvish
Hadi Darvish will compete in Para powerlifting as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![A male sprinter and his sighted guide competing](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Donard%20Ndim%20Nyamjua%20and%20Guillaume%20Junior%20Atangana.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team member Donard Nyamjua
Donard Nyamjua is a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![A male sprinter and his sighted guide runner competing.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Para%20athletics%20Guillaume%20Junior%20Atangana%2C%20guide%20Donard%20Ndim%20Nyamjua.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Guillaume Junior Atangana
Guillaume Junior Atangana will compete in Para athletics as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Ibrahim Al Hussein coming out of the pool after a race](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Ibrahim-refugee2.jpeg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Ibrahim Al Hussein
Ibrahim Al Hussein will compete in Para triathlon as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Salman Abbariki, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, prepares to throw](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Salman%20Abbariki%2C%20Para%20athletics%2C%20Refugee%20ParalympicTeam%40Tobias%20Lackner.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Salman Abbariki
Salman Abbariki will compete in Para athletics as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Amelio Castro Gruesso, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, is wearing his wheelchair fencing gear](/sites/default/files/2024-07/resized-Amelio%20Castro%20Gruesso%2C%20RPT.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Amelio Castro Grueso
Amelio Castro Grueso will compete in wheelchair fencing at Paris 2024 as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Sayed Amir Hossein Pour, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team, competes in Para table tennis](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Hosseinipour%20Ain%20RPT%201.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour
Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour will compete in Para table tennis as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Hadi Hassanzada, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, is photographed wearing the taekwondo gear.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Hadi%20Hassanzada%2C%20RPT%2C%20%40World%20Taekwondo.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Hadi Hassanzada
Hadi Hassanzada will compete in Para taekwondo as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![A collaged photo of eight athletes and a guide runner](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Refugee%20Paralympic%20Team%20with%20logo.jpg)
IPC unveils largest Refugee Paralympic Team ever for Paris 2024
Eight athletes and one guide runner will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as part of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team