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.Khudadadi will be the first female Afghan to compete at the Games since Athens 2004 when she takes part in the women’s K44 -49kg taekwondo on Thursday, while Rasouli will line up in the heats of the men’s 400m T47 athletics event the following day.
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