The 16th summer paralympic games are scheduled to be held in Tokyo from the 24th of August to the 5th of September. Ishrat Akhter, an international wheelchair basketball player from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, represented the country the Asia-Oceania wheelchair basketball championship in Thailand - a Tokyo 2020 Paralympics qualifier. Our correspondent Johan Castell met her a while ago. this is her inspiring story.

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The 2020 summer Paralympics may have been postponed to the next year because of the Coronavirus pandemic but that's not breaking the spirit of this wheelchair basketball player from Jammu and Kashmir. Ishrat Akhter is practising day and night and hopes to fetch a gold medal for India. Our correspondent Johan Castell met her recently - This is her story.

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Kashmir Connect: Wheels of courage

Kashmir Connect: Wheels of courage