But her dream has been shattered amid her country’s ongoing volatile situation, the international media said Tuesday (17). The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee’s London-based Chef de Mission Arian Sadiqi had told Reuters on Monday (16) that the country’s two athletes, including Khudadadi, would not be able to attend the Games. Two taekwondo playersAfghanistan was due to be represented by two taekwondo players at the Tokyo Paralympics, where the sport is making its Games’ debut. Airports closed“Regrettably NPC (National Paralympics Committee) of Afghanistan will no longer participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games,” an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesperson had said. Afghanistan sent one athlete to the Rio 2016 Paralympics and had appeared at each of the last four Summer Paralympic Games.

Source: The Nation August 18, 2021 21:56 UTC