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Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi finishes seventh in Asian Games time trial

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Fariba Hashimi finished seventh in the women’s time trial at the Asian Games in Japan.
Hashimi, 23, fled Afghanistan after the 2021 Taliban return and lives in Italy.
She said her finish shows Afghan women they can fight and compete internationally.
She trained disguised as a man in Faryab province.
UNESCO reports 2.4 million Afghan girls have been excluded from secondary education since the Taliban takeover.

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Fariba Hashimi finished seventh in the women’s time trial at the Asian Games in Japan.
Hashimi, 23, fled Afghanistan after the 2021 Taliban return and lives in Italy.
She said her finish shows Afghan women they can fight and compete internationally.
She trained disguised as a man in Faryab province.
UNESCO reports 2.4 million Afghan girls have been excluded from secondary education since the Taliban takeover.