Afghanistan’s Flag Flown at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Opening Ceremony as an ‘Act of Solidarity and Peace’
After Afghanistan withdrew from the Summer Paralympic Games 2020, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided to represent their flag in the Opening Ceremony as an act of solidarity and peace.
As two athletes from Afghanistan couldn't make it to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the IPC decided to wave the flag as an 'act of solidarity and peace' for the country that has been in a state of misery for the past few days due to the Taliban takeover. The flag was carried by a Tokyo 2020 volunteer in the Opening Ceremony even when none of the athletes from Afghanistan could make it to the event.
Check out the picture of Afghanistan's flag being waved:
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