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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (R) competes against Ukraine's Viktoriia Marchuk in the quarterfinals of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class repechage event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi is pictured after losing to Ukraine's Viktoriia Marchuk in the quarterfinals of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class repechage event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (L) and Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova compete in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (L) and Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova compete in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (R) and Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova compete in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (C) is pictured after losing to Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova (R) in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (C) is pictured before competing in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo

Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi (R) is pictured before competing in the round of 16 of the women's taekwondo K44 49-kilogram class at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Afghan athletes to compete in Tokyo Paralympics

International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence holds a press briefing at the Tokyo Paralympic main press center on Aug. 29, 2021, as two athletes who evacuated from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan arrived in the Japanese capital to compete in the sporting event. "Both athletes expressed their sincere gratitude for their safe evacuation from Kabul, and the opportunity to fulfill a life-long dream of attending a Paralympic Games," Spence said. After arriving in Paris on Monday, Khudadadi and Rasouli "expressed a strong aspiration" to participate in the Paralympics, Spence said, adding that they were tested twice for COVID-19 before they left for Tokyo and were screened once again and tested negative after touching down at Haneda airport.