Published: August 28, 2021
- Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli went to Japan via Paris
- ‘We never gave up hope’, says IPC president Andrew Parsons
Afghanistan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli will take part in the Tokyo Paralympics after being safely evacuated from Kabul. The pair looked set to miss the event following the Taliban’s return to power in their native country but arrived in the Japanese capital on Saturday via a week-long stay in Paris.
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