Karim was the first woman ever to officially represent Afghanistan at the Paralympic Games when she competed in the 100 metres sprint at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.
He was part of the Great Britain team that came fourth at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and won bronze medals at the 2004 event.
The official paralympic symbol for the Paralympic Games used by the International Paralympic Committee had three Taegeuk-like swirls in its logo prior to the end of the 2004 Summer Paralympics, when it was replaced with three Agitos.
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Rwanda has never won an Olympic medal, but Jean de Dieu Nkundabera won a Paralympic bronze medal for Rwanda in wheelchair racing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.
She competed in the 2002 IWAS World Games and achieved her aim of participating in the Summer Paralympics at the 2004 Athens Games.