PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Refugee Paralympic Team announcement

Six athletes to compete for Refugee Paralympic Team

• The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).

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LA28 invests $9.6mn in kids sports

'One of the key objectives of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to use the power of sport to boost the wellbeing, health and education of young people, regardless of their economic background, gender or ability'