Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually been stripped of their rights over the past three years.
Afghan Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi, part of the Refugee Olympic Team, poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris , France. Afghan Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi, part of the Refugee Olympic Team, demonstrates her training routine after an interview with The Associated Press at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris , France.
For Khudadadi, she began practicing taekwondo at 11, training in secret at a gym in her hometown of Herāt because there were simply no other opportunities for women to safely practice sports. Despite a closed culture around her, Khudadadi said her family was open and would push her to be active.Olympic schedule of events.
“Before I started in sports, I protected myself a lot with my arm. But little by little ... I started showing my arm, but only in the club. Only while competing,” she said. The International Paralympic Committee originally issued a statement saying the Afghan team wouldn’t participate in the 2021 Games “due to the serious ongoing situation in the country.” But in a bid to compete, Khudadadi released a video pleading with the international community for help.
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