What do you see in the picture, where it it, which country has that flag?
The first picture shows Zakia Khudadadi who won bronze in taekwondo at the Paralympics this year.
The second picture shows Guillaume Junior Atangana who won bronze in the men's 400m.
Zakia was the ever refugee Paralympic team athlete to win a medal and Guillaume was the second.
Zakia says, "I am so proud of this flag because today I am a refugee. Today I am a refugee. I worked hard these three years and there were problems that I had but that is in the past."
Guillaume says, "I am very happy to have this medal. It shows that the Paralympic movement is galvanising for refugees and it is an honour for me: I wrote my name in history. The message I have for all refugees in the world is to believe in yourself."
Guillaume says that competing in Paris sends a message to other refugees and people with disabilities that anything is possible. "I want to show the world that being blind doesn't mean your life is over, you can still do great things."
In the photo, Zakia is holding the flag under which the refugee team compete at the Paralympics.
When Zakia competed, many of the French public were supporting her, cheering her on with every bout of the game.
Zakia escaped from her home country in 2020 and started a new life in France, where she says there were challenges she had to face; "When I became a refugee in Paris, I tried to become stronger than before. Those two years were proof that we can do what we want, despite the difficulties."
"I want to give this medal to the whole world. I hope that one day there will be freedom in my country, for all the world, for all the girls, for all the women, for all the refugees in the world. And that all of us work towards that, for liberty and equality."
"I am the first female Paralympic refugee, Afghan, winning a bronze medal. For me, this is like life. I am here to continue for gold in Los Angeles."
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