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FEATURE: Mine victim hopes to inspire with medal

REAL STRONG MAN Afghanistan’s sole representative at the Paralympic Games would like a more advanced prosthetic leg but plans to make his own bench press

AFP , BEIJING

“Seeing all these athletes gives me hope and increases my interest in my sport to be among them and to be among the medals so it’s really a great experience being here. When I go back I will share my experience with the other athletes,” Rahimi said.

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