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Fariba Hashimi, an Afghan female cyclist, won a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games on Tuesday. She completed the race in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 5 seconds. To train in Afghanistan where women face severe restrictions, Hashimi disguised herself as a man to avoid harassment and physical threats from those who opposed her training publicly. Her victory underscores the challenges she faced before escaping Afghanistan in 2021 under Taliban rule, and expresses hope for future progress for women's rights in her country.

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Fariba Hashimi, a female cyclist from Afghanistan, won a silver medal at the Asian Games in the women's cycling road race on Tuesday. To train under Taliban rule, where women have limited rights and often face harassment or violence, she disguised herself as a man to avoid attacks during training sessions. She said, "Because sometimes when they recognised me, they were trying to throw stones or hitting me." Hashimi fled Afghanistan in 2021 to pursue her cycling dreams safely. Her medal win highlights the challenges and risks faced by women athletes in Taliban-controlled regions.

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Aslo Read: UN experts condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police “Because sometimes when they recognised me, they were trying to throw stones or hitting me," she said.

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Afghan female cyclist wins silver at Asian Games after disguising herself as a man to train · assertive framing

The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women's cycling road race at the Asian Games. asserted

part → win → Games

The nearly impossible part for the female cyclist from Afghanistan was trying to train in her country. asserted

part → try → country

To do that, she dressed as a man in a place where women have few rights. asserted

women → do → rights

“All the time when I was going to training,” she said, “I was dressing as a guy.” asserted

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She said she also hid her face when she could in order to not be recognised. uncertain

she → say → face

Aslo Read: UN experts condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police “Because sometimes when they recognised me, they were trying to throw stones or hitting me," she said. asserted

she → read → me

Hashimi won silver Tuesday in a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds, which marked another leg in a journey that began in 2021 when she left Afghanistan. asserted

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“In 2021, when the Taliban moved into my country, I escaped my country because I wanted to follow my dream,” she said. asserted

she → move → dream

“I want to show the Afghan women in the world that.... we can have an opportunity.” asserted

we → want → opportunity

Hashimi talked about having many dreams for women in Afghanistan, dreams for herself and dreams that may take time to be realised. uncertain

that → talk → time

“I’m really, really happy and I’m full of emotion. asserted

I → ’m → emotion

I don’t know how I can explain it for you,” she said. asserted

she → know → you

“I hope one day I come back in my country and ride the streets of Kabul — and riding with the women side by side to share the same passion," she explained. asserted

she → hope → passion

“And I hope in the future to change some things,” she added. asserted

she → hope → things

“I think we are really tired of the situation in our country, and I hope the Taliban is watching. asserted

Taliban → think → country

I know how much one woman can be powerful and that's why the Taliban is scared of women.” asserted

Taliban → know → women

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