A Big Win For Afghan Women's Wheelchair Hoopsters
The players used to be shy about playing sports as women who use wheelchairs. Today, they're international champions and role models in their country.
by Malaka Gharib
Aug 01, 2017
2 minutes
The women used to be so nervous about playing wheelchair basketball in public that they had opaque screens erected to conceal the court.
Now their faces are being splashed across media outlets in Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Afghanistan's national women's wheelchair basketball team won their first championship at the 4th annual in Indonesia. They played against
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