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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Iraq’s ‘special athletes’ go for gold

Source: www.arabnews.com - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Author:  AFP ID:  1535550958113428100 Wed, 2018-08-29 17:07 With two gold medals to her name already, Iraqi badminton player Heba Asghar is more determined than ever as she prepares for next year’s Special Olympics for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Still only aged 23 now, Asghar won a gold at the 2015 games in the United States as well as in Greece four years earlier. And in March, Asghar, who has Down syndrome, will fly the Iraqi flag again at the Special Olympics World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Main category:  Sport Tags:  Special Olympics Heba Asghar Iraq All Related


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