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UNHCR - Refugee Paralympians leave legacy of hope as Tokyo Games conclude

UNHCR - Refugee Paralympians leave legacy of hope as Tokyo Games conclude
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UNHCR - Abbas Karimi

About Abbas
Mohammad Abbas Karimi was announced as a High Profile Supporter for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency May 2021.
Abbas Karimi grew up in Afghanistan, where he faced discrimination and bullying not just for his disability, but also his identity. Abbas started kickboxing as a child to protect himself as much as to keep active and channel his emotions. It was not until he jumped into a pool for the first time that he realised swimming was his true calling. At his first ever national swimming competition in Afghanistan, he became a champion.
In 2013, Abbas had to flee from Afghanistan due to persecution against his ethnic group. After a long and arduous journey he arrived in Turkey, where he spent four years as a refugee before being resettled to Portland, USA by UNHCR in 2016. Since then, Abbas has won eight medals, including silver in the Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships. He now lives and trains in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he’s aiming for a place on the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Refugee Paralympic Team. However, Abbas’ ambition goes beyond making the team; Abbas wants a place on the podium, which he believes will bring further hope and inspiration to the millions of displaced people around the world he trains to represent.

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