Amu: Afghanistan opened their three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a commanding 53-run win at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. A strong all-round performance, led by Azmatullah Omarzai, helped the visitors take a 1–0 lead in the series. The second T20I will be played later this week, with Afghanistan eyeing a series win and Zimbabwe
8am: The Afghanistan women’s football team in exile lost their first match on Sunday in the tournament (FIFA Unites: Women’s Series), hosted by FIFA in Morocco, with a score of six to one against Chad. Reuters reported on Monday, October 27, that for the players who had been deprived of playing for years following the
Tolo News: Judo athletes from various provinces across the country have entered the field of competition in Baghlan for the national team selection tournament in this sport. This competition, hosted by Baghlan, involves judo athletes from 14 provinces, with the goal of identifying elite players for the country’s national judo team. Click here to read
Ariana: Mohammad Samim Faizad, a judoka from Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics, was provisionally suspended on Friday after failing a doping test for a banned steroid. The International Testing Agency said: “The ITA reports that a sample collected from judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad from Afghanistan has returned an adverse analytical finding for the non-specified substance
Khaama: Mohammad Samim Faizzad, a judoka from Afghanistan, will make his debut in the 2024 Paris Olympics today, facing off against his opponent from Austria. The match is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 30th, in Paris, where Faizzad will compete against Vahid Borkhashvili from Austria. Faizzad is among the athletes representing Afghanistan at
The National (UAE): Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Faizad is part of a six-strong Afghanistan squad heading to Paris, including three women who are not acknowledged by the Taliban government. Click here to read more (external link).
Al Jazeera: A martial arts coach and his former student are training women in Afghanistan virtually from Norway. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The Afghan Judo Federation organised a refereeing seminar at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul as part of developing judo in the nation, insidethegames. Juan Carlos Barcos and Paul Camacho Perez, experts from the International Judo Federation, were present to help with the seminar, which was the first of its kind in Afghanistan. Click here
Tolo News: The Afghan national cricket team wrapped up their training sessions in India on Tuesday before flying off to take on the West Indies in three T20 and three One Day International (ODI) matches. According to the Afghan Cricket Board, the team will play West Indies in their first match, a practice match, on Tuesday
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Football Team suffered its first defeat at the hands of Iran in the 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Malaysia. In Monday’s match Afghanistan was defeated by Iran 6-1 in Group A of the competition. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan Judo Team Determined to Win Titles at Islamic