An Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won an Asian Games silver medal on Tuesday, hoping it inspires other women in a country where Taliban authorities have curtailed their freedoms.
The Taliban authorities returned to power in 2021 and have since imposed a series of rules limiting women’s access to education and public life, including sport.
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Fariba Hashimi fled after Taliban returned to power. An Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won an Asian Games silver medal on Tuesday.
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Fariba Hashimi fled after Taliban returned to power.
An Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won an Asian Games silver medal on Tuesday, hoping it inspires other women in a country where Taliban authorities have curtailed their freedoms.
Fariba Hashimi, who is based in Italy, powered home second in the women’s road race near Nagoya in Japan, calling the triumph “something special”.
“I can’t explain my feelings now,” said the 23-year-old, before reflecting on how she was attacked with stones and trained disguised as a man when she started out in the sport as a teenager along with sister Yulduz, who is also now a pro cyclist.
The Taliban authorities returned to power in 2021 and have since imposed a series of rules limiting women’s access to education and public life, including sport.
“They took away our freedom, they took away everything from us,” said Hashimi, who hails from the Faryab province in northern Afghanistan and left the country after the Taliban authorities took over.
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