Afghan Cyclist Fariba Hashimi Wins Asian Games Silver Medal
Fariba Hashimi, who fled Afghanistan after disguising herself as a man to train, secured second place in the women's road race near Nagoya.
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First reported by The Guardian Sport, 3h 38m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 22 Sept 2026. The Guardian Sport published first, on 22 September at 08:10 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 3h 38m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 23 September at 23:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC Sport, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
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- The Guardian SportAfghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade Taliban wins Asian Games silver
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAfghan cyclist who escaped Taliban wins Asian Games silver medal
- BBC SportCyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal
- Times of IndiaShe trained disguised as a man, fled the Taliban and won Asian Games silver
Sources
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- Afghan cyclist who escaped Taliban wins Asian Games silver medal Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade Taliban wins Asian Games silver The Guardian Sport ·
- She trained disguised as a man, fled the Taliban and won Asian Games silver Times of India
- Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal BBC Sport
In this story
- Fariba Hashimi
- Taliban
- Asian Games