The gravity of the situation in Afghanistan, with thousands on the run after the Taliban arrived in the capital Kabul, prevented the two athletes scheduled to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games from doing so. Yes, swimmer Abbas Karimi, who will be part of the refugee team, will.
Taekwondo player Zakia Khudadadi and athlete Hossain Rasouli, who was scheduled to attend Tokyo, will not participate in the biggest international event in the sport of people with disabilities as they have no way to travel to Japan.