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Além disso, fariba Hashimi stood on the podium of the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, after finishing second in the women’s road race. Dessa forma, the silver medal marked a turning point for the 23-year-old Afghan rider, who once disguised herself as a man to escape Taliban rule in 2021.
Com isso, hashimi now lives in Italy. Nesse sentido, she hopes her result on the road will push other women in Afghanistan to keep believing in their own ambitions, even as the Taliban continues to restrict female freedoms across the country.
“I was born in a country where women who dream are attacked, and I am very happy that I fought against that,” Hashimi said. “I hope the next generation comes here and represents their country without fear.”
Fariba Hashimi: How Fariba and her sister first got on a bike
Portanto, fariba started cycling alongside her sister Yulduz, who also competed for Afghanistan at the Asian Games. Em seguida, both sisters used to dress as men just to be allowed to train.
De acordo com as apurações, even so, they were once attacked with stones while riding. Por outro lado, the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021 and has since cut women off from most access to sport.
“They took our freedom, they took everything from us,” Hashimi said. “This silver medal shows the great resilience of Afghan women, and I am very happy. Vale destacar que I know I am not alone, and that millions of women, in many countries, share the same dream and stand beside me.”
Only seven women in a delegation of fifty
Out of 50 athletes in Afghanistan’s delegation at the Asian Games, only seven are women. Hashimi finished behind China’s Guo Li in Tuesday’s road race, the only rider to beat her, and received help from Japanese team mechanics along the way.
She had placed seventh in the time trial earlier in the competition.
“I am here without a mechanic, without any real preparation,” Hashimi said. “We brought a young man from the national federation, and he only drove the car. We fixed the bike ourselves. I was my own mechanic. I washed the bike myself. I thank the Japanese team. They were very, very kind to me and fixed my bike.”
Next stop on the road: Los Angeles 2028
Hashimi already competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
She now hopes to keep inspiring Afghan women all the way to the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
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