Afghan Paralympic swimmer wins silver medal

KABUL (Pajhwok): Armless Afghan Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi has won a silver medal in the Paris Paralympic Games.

Karimi announced his triumph on his Facebook page. He covered 4x50 metres in two minutes and 18 seconds and finished second, bagging a silver medal.

China won the first place in the competition.

Meanwhile, an Afghan Para taekwondo athlete, Zakia Khodadadi won a bronze medal in the Paris Paralympics on Friday.

In April this year, Karimi had won a gold medal in the World Series in the United States of America.

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