The judges awarded the team a silver medal for ‘courageous achievement’,but participating at all was a win after being twice rejected for US visasUsing remote controllers, the six girls from Afghanistan guided their robot, or designed to sort blue and orange balls,down a patch of turf inside the Daughters of the American Revolution structure corridor in Washington DC. Their cheeks were painted with small Afghan flags, and they wore head scarves in matching black, or red and green,as they competed against robotics teams from more than 150 countries. Related: Senators to Trump: take a 'moral' stand on immigrants Related: Six ways Trump is 'dismantling' the US after six months in office Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com