Amu: Zakia Khudadadi, a para-taekwondo athlete from Afghanistan, announced on Thursday that she had won a bronze medal at the Brazil Para Taekwondo Open, adding another accolade to her trailblazing international career. “This medal is not just for me,” she wrote in a social media post, “but for all Afghan women who, despite all hardships,
Khaama: Abbas Karimi, an Afghan-American para-swimmer, secured a spot in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Qasim Ali Hamidi, president of the Afghan Swimming Federation, highlighted Abbas Karimi’s achievement with three gold medals in the 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, and 50m freestyle events, defeating his competitors. Mr. Hamidi emphasized that Abbas Karimi successfully qualified for the
Khaama: Abbas Karimi, a renowned swimmer from Afghanistan, is participating in the upcoming World Para Swimming Championships, which will be hosted by the United States. The competition is scheduled to take place on April 11th of the current year and Karimi will compete in the 50-meter butterfly, 50-meter freestyle, and 50-meter backstroke events. Click here
Ariana: The second one-day international cricket match between Afghanistan and Ireland was called off on Saturday because of heavy and persistent rain in Sharjah. The third match is at the same ground on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Zakia Khudadadi dedicates Paris Paralympic Gold to Afghanistan’s women
Ariana: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly asked the International Cricket Council if they can play another team and not Afghanistan in the World Cup warm ups later this year. PCB has reasoned that the Pakistan team would have played Afghanistan in the Asia Cup which will take place ahead of the World Cup. The
Tolo News: Paralympian Afghan- American swimmer Abbas Karimi won the gold medal for the 50m butterfly and a silver medal in the 50m backstroke at an international competition held in the US, the Citi Para Swimming World Series USA 2023. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Abbas Karami who was recently granted US citizenship after leaving Afghanistan in 2016, scooped his first gold as an American citizen in the men’s 50-meter butterfly S1-S7 in the Indianapolis 2022 Para Swimming World Series on Friday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Rashid Khan embarks on new innings, launches
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 8, 2021 International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said that all of the Afghan national athletes from last month’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are “outside the country,” as international concerns mount over hard-line Taliban rule in Afghanistan. “All athletes who participated at the Olympic and Paralympic Games at
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2021 Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes have arrived in the athletes’ village in Tokyo and will compete next week in their events, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on August 28. The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi, a tae kwon do athlete, and Hossain Rasouli, a track athlete, flew from
Cricinfo: Azizullah Fazli is the new chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. His appointment is the first major cricketing development in the country since the Taliban’s takeover of the political reins following the withdrawal of western troops and the collapse of the elected government. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News