The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has vowed to protect Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli during their stay in Tokyo following a remarkable journey to the Paralympic Games from their war-torn motherland.
The two athletes had been evacuated from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan on 23 August before seeking refuge in France. They had trained in Paris while the IPC worked to secure them flights to Tokyo.
They had reached Tokyo at 6 p.m. on Saturday (28).
The two athletes had then been transported to the Paralympic Village where they were met by IPC President Andrew Parsons.