据法新社8月29日报道，28日晚，国际残奥会主席帕森斯（Andrew Parsons）、国际残奥会运动员委员会主席戈泰尔（Chelsey Gotell），以及阿富汗代表团团长萨迪奇（Arian Sadiqi）会见了两位运动员，并对他们来到东京表示欢迎。
国际残奥委员会发言人斯彭斯（Craig Spence）说，"这是一次极其激动人心的聚会，房间里的每个人都流下了泪水，这是一次令人难以置信的相见。”"这两位运动员将在东京实现他们的梦想，向全世界其他的运动员，发出了一个非常强烈的希望信号。”
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