In part two of our focus on sportswomen in the run-up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have bucked the trend for female athletes in Uganda, Pakistan and Malawi

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Three years ago Husnah Kukundakwe became the youngest person to compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. At 14, she was the only member of Uganda’s swimming team. She came sixth in the first heat of the 100m breaststroke.