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Pakistan: Meet this medal-winning Special Olympics athlete

Ali Kaifee in Taxila
April 18, 2025

Shah Galoon Hayat comes from an underprivileged family and was born with an intellectual disability. But these challenges didn't stop her winning a medal at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 in Italy. This is her story.

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