Afghan teenagers participating in an international robotics competition in Washington, First Global Challenge, won a silver medal. More than 150 nations sent teams to the tournament. The Afghan team was twice refused visas, and was granted only after the intervention of US President Donald Trump. Washington Post reported that the team from Afghanistan won a silver medal for “courageous achievement”. The award recognised teams that exhibited a “can-do” attitude even under difficult circumstances or when things didn’t go as planned. The gold medal in that category went to the South Sudan team and bronze to the Oman team, whose participants were deaf. Teams won medals in a variety of categories including most cumulative points and best win-loss records.
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