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		</div><p>The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were not able to get to Tokyo to compete.</p>
<p>Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, said it will be done as a “sign of solidarity”.</p>
<p>He said a representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will carry the flag in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Tuesday.</p>
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<p lang="ja" dir="ltr">楽ãã¿ï¼We are so excited! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paralympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/UCRtEmg4xY">https://t.co/UCRtEmg4xY</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paralympics/status/1429694965962080259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It is the same stadium where the opening ceremony of the Olympics took place on July 23.</p>
<p>The two Paralympic athletes from Afghanistan – para-taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi and discus thrower Hossain Rasouli – were unable to reach Tokyo after the Taliban took control of the country more than a week ago.</p>
<p>Mr Parsons said 162 delegations will be represented in Tokyo, including refugee athletes.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Monday Motivation: A letter from <a href="https://twitter.com/AlphonsoDavies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlphonsoDavies</a> to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RefugeeParalympicTeam?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RefugeeParalympicTeam</a> ð <a href="https://t.co/M0su1wHrV1">https://t.co/M0su1wHrV1</a></p>
<p>&mdash; UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Refugees/status/1429716764720394243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The IPC has said about 4,400 athletes will compete in the Paralympics. The exact number is to be released on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The Paralympics, due to close on September 5, faces a surge in Covid-19 cases around Tokyo.</p>
<p>Organisers and the IPC say there is no connection between the Olympics or Paralympics taking place in the Japanese capital and rising cases among the general population.</p>
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