An Italian Paralympic sprinter who
lost her leg while on a military mission to Afghanistan told
ANSA Tuesday she was competing for Italy and Afghanistan.
"It''s as if I was competing for Afghanistan too and I hope to
dedicate a medal to them too," said Monica Contrafatto, who won
a bronze in he 100 metres at Rio in 2016.
"Aside from the leg, I left my heart there too, I fell in love
with that place.
"With the people, the children, if I could I would adopt one".
Contrafatto was with the crack Bersaglieri regiment in
Afghanistan.
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