Mareena Karim (Dari: مارنا کریم), born in 1989 or 1990, is an Afghan

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athlete. As a baby, she was left too close to a stove and suffered severe burns to both feet, which were subsequently amputated. As an athlete, she therefore competes as a Paralympian (T46 category). Karim was the first woman ever to officially represent Afghanistan at the

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when she competed in the 100 metres sprint at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in

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. She finished last in her heat with a time of 18.85 seconds and did not advance to the next round. At the time of the 2004 Paralympics, Karim lived in

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with her ten brothers and eight sisters. Her family had fled fighting between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban in Kapisa."Paralympic diary: Day three"
BBC, September 19, 2004

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* Afghan female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for Afghanistan Sportspeople from Kabul Living people 20th-century births Year of birth uncertain {{Afghanistan-athletics-bio-stub

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