IPC names 6 athletes to Tokyo Paralympic refugee team

The International Paralympic Committee on Wednesday named six athletes originating from four different countries to the Refugee Paralympic Team at this summer's Tokyo Games.The team consists of athletes from Afghanistan, Burundi and Iran as well as three from Syria, including swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein, one of two athletes who formed the first Paralympic refugee team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.The one woman and five men will compete in athletics, swimming, canoe and taekwondo at the Tokyo Games, which were postponed for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.In a statement released …READ FULL ARTICLE