Abbas Karimi, 14, who was born with no arms, is a swimmer with ambitions to earn a gold medal for Afghanistan at the next Paralympic Games. If he receives the support required, the teenager will be the first Afghan to represent his country as a swimmer at the games, which will take place in Brazil in 2016. (7 PHOTOS)
Young Afghan Swimmer Trains For Paralympic Games
![Abbas Karimi stands beside a public swimming pool in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9790f76e-6148-40b3-b069-b33d2c1fa544_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abbas Karimi stands beside a public swimming pool in Kabul.
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![Karimi drinks milk using his foot to hold the cup.](https://gdb.rferl.org/51fb724e-c37f-4335-a70e-a18eddfe872e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Karimi drinks milk using his foot to hold the cup.
![Karimi takes a break by the pool.](https://gdb.rferl.org/161ef5ac-2f3a-4288-ae91-fda8b60d7d37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Karimi takes a break by the pool.
![A lesson at Karimi's school in Kabul](https://gdb.rferl.org/8c1c1536-5a35-4447-9c95-c9f21b54122d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A lesson at Karimi's school in Kabul
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