Tag: Afghan
Barred from sport, Afghan women seek relief in secretive exercise
In this photograph taken on July 7, 2024, an Afghan female boxer poses during a training session in Kabul. (Photo by AFP) Most mornings after praying, 25-year-old Sanah joins several women from her neighborhood in the Afghan capital Kabul for a walk along the main road before it fills with traffic, never jogging or getting…
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France probes online threats against Afghan taekwondo fighter
Afghan taekwondo athlete in the women’s -57kg category and an IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holder Marzieh Hamidi, takes part in a training session at INSEP (National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance) a Olympic and Paralympic training centre in Paris on June 29, 2023. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) Paris prosecutors said Monday they were…
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Olympics 2024: Refugee breakdancer Manizha Talash disqualified after unveiling ‘Free Afghan Women’ message | Olympics News
Breakdancer Manizha Talash has been disqualified after unveiling a ‘Free Afghan Women’ message during her Olympic performance in Paris. The World DanceSport Federation said Talash, 21, was thrown out for “displaying a political slogan on her attire”, which is strictly banned under International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules. Rule 50 of the Olympic charter explicitly bans…
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