TOKYO – A secret evacuation from Kabul, a new British record and a post-race proposal — there was no shortage of memorable moments at Tokyo’s Paralympics, held after a year-long pandemic postponement.
As the Games draw to a close Sunday, AFP recaps some of the stories that will be remembered:
– Afghan team escapes Kabul –
Afghanistan’s swift fall to the Taliban last month left the country’s two Paralympic athletes trapped, with no way to leave Kabul and their dreams of competing in Tokyo seemingly over.
At the opening ceremony, the Afghan flag was carried by a Japanese volunteer — but four days into the Games, officials announced that Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had made it to Japan.
Details of their…
