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Two athletes represented Afghanistan in Athens in 2004: female sprinter Mareena Karim and male cyclist Qaher Hazrat. [3] Neither won a medal. Afghanistan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, [4] where it was represented solely by powerlifter Mohammad Fahim Rahimi. [1] Rahimi returned to powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics ...
A delegation representing Afghanistan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Afghan delegation consisted of two athletes; Zakia Khudadadi in taekwondo and Hossain Rasouli in para-athletics. The former became Afghanistan's first female ...
Afghanistan participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. It was reportedly the country's first "official" appearance at the Paralympic Games, [1] although two cyclists had already competed for Afghanistan in 1996. The delegation consisted of two competitors, Mareena Karim and Qaher Hazrat.
Afghanistan Paralympic Committee: Website: www.afghanistan.paraolympics.50megs.com: in Paris, France August 28, 2024 () – September 8, 2024 () Competitors: 1 (1 man) in 1 sport: Flag bearer : Ebrahim Danishi: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: Summer Paralympics appearances
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This medal table also includes the medals won at the 1992 Summer Paralympics for Intellectually Disabled, held in Madrid, who also organized by then International Coordenation Committee (ICC) and same Organizing Committee (COOB'92) who made the gestion of the 1992 Summer Paralympics held in Barcelona and also part of same event.
Karim was the first woman ever to officially represent Afghanistan at the Paralympic Games when she competed in the 100 metres sprint at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. [2] She finished last in her heat with a time of 18.85 seconds and did not advance to the next round.
There have also been other amputee medallists at the Olympic Games prior to the creation of the Paralympics. Olivér Halassy of Hungary, whose left leg was amputated below the knee, won three medals (two gold and a silver) in water polo, in 1928, 1932 and 1936. Károly Takács, also of Hungary, won gold in shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics ...