Cyclist Who Dressed As Man To Avoid Taliban Wins Silver Medal
Hashimi finished in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds and said the medal shows resilience for Afghan women under Taliban restrictions.
- On Tuesday, 23-year-old Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi won silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games near Nagoya, Japan, finishing in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds.
- To evade Taliban-era restrictions in her home province of Faryab, Hashimi previously trained in Afghanistan by disguising herself as a man, wearing multiple masks to avoid recognition and attacks while cycling.
- Since fleeing Afghanistan in 2021, Hashimi has trained in Italy under former world champion Alessandra Cappellotto and competed at the Asian Games without a dedicated mechanic, personally maintaining her own bicycle throughout the event.
- Becoming Afghanistan's first female medalist at the Asian Games since 2002, Hashimi described the achievement as "something special," stating, "This silver medal can show a lot of resilience from Afghan women, and I'm really happy."
- Hashimi and her sister Yulduz, also a cyclist, competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and are targeting the 2028 Los Angeles Games, hoping to inspire the next generation to represent their country without fear.
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Cyclist Who Dressed As Man To Avoid Taliban Wins Silver Medal
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi has won silver at the Asian Games in Japan. She turned a difficult journey from hiding her identity on Afghan roads into an international sporting achievement. The 23-year-old finished second in the women’s road race near Nagoya on Tuesday, adding to her seventh-place finish in the individual time trial. But Hashimi’s… Continue reading Cyclist Who Dressed As Man To Avoid Taliban Wins Silver Medal
Afghan female cyclist wins silver at Asian Games after disguising hers
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games . The nearly impossible part for the female cyclist from Afghanistan was
Afghanistan Cyclist Fariba Hashimi, Who Disguised As A Boy To Train, Wins Asian Games Silver
Fariba Hashimi won silver in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games on Tuesday, finishing in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds. The Afghan cyclist, who fled Afghanistan in 2021 after the Taliban takeover, said she had trained in disguise as a man to avoid abuse and attack
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