Hossain Rasouli takes part in the men's T47 long jump, only days after arriving in Tokyo following his evacuation from Kabul alongside fellow Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi.
Afghan athlete Hossain Rasouli finally got his chance on Tuesday to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics.
He and fellow athlete Zakia Khudadadi only arrived in Tokyo on SaturdayRasouli and teammate Zakia Khudadadi only arrived in Tokyo on SaturdayThey arrived a week late and since then, the two-person Afghan team have been sequestered in the Paralympic Village for privacy and safety reasons.Hossain is primarily a sprinter, but arrived too late for his event. So he tried the long jump in the T47 class, his only event at the Tokyo Games.
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