Skip to main content
Back to paralympic.org
Rio 2016 Logo
Rio 2016
Paralympic Games
7-18 September
  • English
  • Español
  • Facebook icon Facebook
  • Instagram icon Instagram
  • Twitter icon Twitter
  • Youtube icon Youtube
  • TikTok icon TikTok
  • Newsletter Subscribe icon Newsletter Subscribe
  • English
  • Español
  1. ABOUT RIO 2016

  2. PHOTOS

  3. VIDEOS

  4. NEWS

  5. RESULTS

  6. MASCOT

  7. MEDALS

From the basketball court | Ibrahim Al-Hussein

From the basketball court | Ibrahim Al-Hussein
Click here and change your settings to allow marketing cookies to view this content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Instagram

Ibrahim Al-Hussein is a swimmer who is part of the Independent Paralympic Athletes. He lost his leg in a bombing in Syria in 2014 and was granted asylum in Greece after crossing the Aegean from Turkey. His right leg was amputated from the middle of the calf down and he now uses a prosthetic leg.

International Paralympic Committee Logo

Official Website of the Paralympic Movement

Dahlmannstraße 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany
  • info@paralympic.org
  • +49-228-2097-200
  • +49-228-2097-209
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok
  • Email
  • About the IPC
  • Media
  • Imprint
  • Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions
  • Cookie Declaration
  • Careers
To top
Go to header Go to page content Go to footer