Original title: Afghanistan’s first Paralympic female athlete seeks help hoping to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Games
[Global Times Special Correspondent Ge Qunliang]While the Paralympic delegation players are fighting hard, the Afghan Paralympic athletes are still working hard for the competition. The US “New York Times” stated on the 18th that in the turbulent situation in Afghanistan, two players could not go to Tokyo. The Afghan Paralympic Committee previously stated that the abandonment of the game was due to difficulties in leaving the country.
The day after the Afghan Paralympic Committee’s statement, Zakia Kudadi, the country’s first Paralympic female athlete in the country’s history, issued a video asking for help. She said: “I can’t even walk out of this place with confidence and safety. House, go buy something or train for yourself. I am an Afghan woman, as the representative of Afghan women, I ask you to help me. My purpose is to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Please hold my hand and help Me.” Kudadi participated in taekwondo, and the other athlete was track and field athlete Hussein Rasuli. International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said in an interview with Reuters, “We have all seen photos of Kabul Airport, (there) there are no commercial flights. We knew from the beginning that there is no safe way to transfer These athletes are brought to Tokyo”.
According to reports, between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned women from participating in sports. Judging from the current situation, the future of the country’s sports is still unclear.
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