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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 ...
The organizers of the Paralympics initially announced that Afghanistan would be unable to compete. [1] [2] Afghanistan was represented in the Parade of Nations and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees was invited to send a representative as a "sign of solidarity" despite the country's formal withdrawal. [3]
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.
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.
On August 29, 2024, Khudadadi made history at the Paris Paralympics, becoming the first-ever Refugee Paralympic Team medallist. “I went through so much to get here,” she had said about her victory. “This medal is for all the women of Afghanistan and all the refugees of the world. I hope that one day there will be peace in my country". [23]
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Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics. This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals.
Discipline Contested Number of Paralympiads Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Dartchery: 1960–1980 6 12 12