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Zakia Khudadadi

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Zakia Khudadadi (Hazaragi: ذکیه خدادادی; born 29 September 1998) is a Hazara parataekwondo practitioner. She is the first Afghan female taekwondo practitioner. She rose to prominence after winning the African International Parataekwondo Championship in 2016 at the age of 18. She represented Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zakia Khudadadi is the 5,081st most popular athlete, the 172nd most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 2nd most popular Afghan Athlete.

Zakia Khudadadi is most famous for being an Afghan taekwondo practitioner who made history by becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in the Paralympic Games. She represented Afghanistan at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, showcasing her skills and determination despite the challenges faced by athletes from her country.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zakia Khudadadi ranks 5,081 out of 6,025Before her are Maro Joković, Massimo Stano, Naide Gomes, Rajmund Fodor, Raymond Stevens, and Emmanuel Korir. After her are Zsófia Kovács, Rafael Trujillo, Christoph Harting, Francesco Friedrich, Kamia Yousufi, and Darold Williamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Zakia Khudadadi ranks 375Before her are Adrià Pedrosa, Aymen Barkok, Erin Kellyman, Albert Batyrgaziev, Maximilian Wöber, and Gerardo Arteaga. After her are Nick Fuentes, Olivia DeJonge, Joaquín Piquerez, Ema Klinec, Asato Miyagawa, and Ingrid Syrstad Engen.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Zakia Khudadadi ranks 172 out of 177Before her are Nadia Ghulam (1985), Rashid Khan (1998), Balal Arezou (1988), Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), and Zohib Islam Amiri (1990). After her are Aziza Siddiqui (1983), Masoud Azizi (1985), Fatima Bhutto (1982), Marina Golbahari (1989), Shukria Asil (2000), and Mohammad Nabi (1985).

Among ATHLETES In Afghanistan

Among athletes born in Afghanistan, Zakia Khudadadi ranks 2Before her are Paweł Wojciechowski (null). After her are Masoud Azizi (1985), Tahmina Kohistani (1989), Abdullah Sediqi (1996), Farzad Mansouri (2002), and Nigara Shaheen (1993).