據法新社8月29日報道，28日晚，國際殘奧會主席帕森斯（Andrew Parsons）、國際殘奧會運動員委員會主席戈泰爾（Chelsey Gotell），以及阿富汗代表團團長薩迪奇（Arian Sadiqi）會見了兩位運動員，並對他們來到東京表示歡迎。
國際殘奧委員會發言人斯彭斯（Craig Spence）說，"這是一次極其激動人心的聚會，房間裏的每個人都流下了淚水，這是一次令人難以置信的相見。”"這兩位運動員將在東京實現他們的夢想，向全世界其他的運動員，發出了一個非常強烈的希望信號。”
Two athletes from Afghanistan have arrived in Tokyo to compete in the Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said on Saturday.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 28, 2021
The athletes originally were unable to reach Tokyo after the Taliban took control of their country. *****59isLo5tSn
Some good news. ?
— Lutfullah Sediqi (@imlutfullah) August 28, 2021
The International Paralympic Committee has confirmed the Afghanistan Paralympic Team, represented by Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, have arrived in Tokyo to compete at the Tokyo 2020 #Paralympics Games.@abcsport pic.twitter.com/Z5VnZvFEtJ
This athlete would have been the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Paralympics.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 21, 2021
Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi is appealing to the international community for a chance to compete. pic.twitter.com/7ikcjWb1ph
Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli arrived in Tokyo to compete at the #Paralympics, sending a "message of hope," said organizers.
— DW News (@dwnews) August 29, 2021
They arrived on a top-secret flight from Paris, after being evacuated from Kabul last weekend. The latest: *****DLqD438o2R pic.twitter.com/dqpR7A6Kfr
