Afghanistan’s Zakia Khudadadi arrived in Tokyo following a dramatic evacuation from Kabul
TOKYO – Taekwondo made its Paralympic debut in Tokyo on Thursday as cycling queen Sarah Storey won her road race to beat Britain’s record for gold medals at the Games.
With four days left before Sunday’s closing ceremony, Morocco prepared to take on five-a-side Goliaths Brazil in the semifinals, and racing later gave way to romance in the Olympic Stadium with a surprise post-run proposal.
Zakia Khudadadi, one of two Afghanistan team members who arrived in Tokyo following a dramatic evacuation from Kabul, fought in the Paralympics’ first-ever taekwondo match on Thursday morning.
The martial art, one of two new sports at the Tokyo Games, kicked off a day after badminton made its long-awaited first appearance.
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