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Gold medalist Leonor Angelica Espinoza Carranza of Peru celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony alongside silver medalist Ziyodakhon Isakova of Uzbekistan, and bronze medalists Khwansuda Phuangkitcha of Thailand and Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team.Afghan Zakia Khudadadi completed a remarkable journey to become the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal at the Paralympics when she clinched a taekwondo bronze on Thursday.
The 25-year-old, who was granted asylum by France, was cheered on like a local throughout the day by the Grand Palais crowd and by her coach, Haby Niare, who took a taekwondo silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. “I want to give this medal to the whole world. I hope that one day there will be freedom in my country, for all the world, for all the girls, for all the women, for all the refugees in the world,” Khudadadi, who was born with an atrophied arm, said.The Taliban’s restrictions on women and freedom of expression have drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and many foreign governments since the former insurgents resumed control of Afghanistan in 2021.
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