First woman on Paralympic refugee team urges others to try sports.

First woman on Paralympic refugee team urges others to try sports.
The first female member of the Paralympic refugee team said earlier this week it was an “honor” to be at the Tokyo Games, urging other women with disabilities to get involved in sport.
Alia Issa is set to be one of two flagbearers for the six-person refugee team at Tuesday’s opening ceremony for the Paralympics, which were delayed a year by the pandemic.
The 20-year-old, who was born in Greece and whose family are from Syria, will compete in the club throw event in Tokyo — and she hopes others will follow her lead.
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“I want to say to other women who have disabilities not to stay at home, try everyday with sports, to be outside in the world.
I hope I’m the first example to follow,” she said at a news conference on Monday.
“I never believed I would be in the Paralympic Games once in my life, and that I would be the first woman refugee in Paralympic Games here in Tokyo.