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Afghan Olympic athlete…

Afghan Olympic athlete Rubeena Akimgar, 17, adjusts his headgear after a training session in Kabul yesterday. The country’s Olympic team of five athletes – two runners, one boxer, a wrestler and a judo wrestler – will arrive on the island of Mytilene on Sunday, accompanied by seven officials and escorts, to train for the August Olympics.

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