Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Refugee Team 

TUCSON, ARIZONA - APRIL 23: IPC Paralympic Refugee, Sharad Nasajpour trains at Catalina Foothills High School on April 23, 2021 in Tucson, Arizona. Sharad is preparing to compete in the 2021 Paralympic games in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

When conflicts left Parfait injured and his mother killed, he was faced with the difficult task of readjusting to a life of disability.

After fleeing to Mahama in 2015, Parfait started a Taekwondo club in the camp, with more than 150 people now.

Alia has high support needs , she competes in the club throw.(Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

HALLE, GERMANY - MAY 25: Refugee Athlete Anas Alkhalifa is seen during a training and interview session on May 25, 2021 in Halle, Germany. (Photo by Reinaldo Coddou H./Getty Images) * Local Caption * Anas Alkhalifa

Ibrahim Al Hussein, member of The Refugee Paralympic Team, born in Syria, lost his leg in the war torn country, fled to Greece through Turkey, competes in swimming. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)