The team consisted of eight athletes and one guide runner, all refugees and asylees who represented more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.

[1] The formation of the team and its six athletes was announced on 9 July 2024 in a joint statement by the IPC and UNHCR.

Zimbabwe-born parathlete Nyasha Mharakurwa was chosen as the chef de mission of the Refugee Paralympic Team.

Guillaume Junior Atangana, who is vision-impaired, will line up alongside his guide and fellow refugee Donard Ndim Nyamjua.

The Refugee Team was sponsored or supported by Airbnb, Asics, UNHCR, the French Ministry for Sport and Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee and CREPS of Reims.