Abbas

Karimi

Personal

• Born without arms in Kabul, Afghanistan
• Was active in swimming while growing up, but fled the country when he was 16
• Competed at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of the Refugee Paralympic Team and was one of the flagbearers

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 silver)
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed), 9th (50m Butterfly S5 - Men, 50m Freestyle S5 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (50m Butterfly S5 - Men), 15th (50m Backstroke S5 - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2022 – gold (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed), 4th (50m Backstroke S5 - Men, 50m Butterfly S5 - Men), 9th (50m Freestyle S5 - Men)
• Years of participation: 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2022; 50m Backstroke S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 50m Butterfly S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 50m Freestyle S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 100m Freestyle S5 - Men 2017, 2019
• Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
• Gold – 2022 (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed)
• Silver – 2017 (50m Butterfly S5 - Men)