AP: Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first Olympic breaking competition on Friday after she wore a cape that said, “Free Afghan Women” during her prequalifier battle against India Sardjoe — known as “b-girl India.” The 21-year-old, originally from Afghanistan and representing the Olympic Refugee Team, lost in the prequalifier
Ariana: Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Janat has been slapped with a five-year ban by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for breaching anti-corruption codes. Janat, who has played three Tests, 16 ODIs, and one T20I for Afghanistan, has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years after being found guilty of violating Article 2.1.1 of the
Al Jazeera: Defiant breaker Manizha Talash says her spot in the Games shows the courage of Afghan girls, that ‘everyone can achieve their dreams, even if they are in a cage’. Click here to read more (external link).
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
Ariana: The National Olympic Committee said Friday a team of 11 hikers from Afghanistan and Iran successfully climbed up Shah Foladi, a peak in the Koh-e-Baba Mountain, which stands at 5,140 meters high. The committee stated that the hikers included seven athletes from Herat, three from Bamiyan and one from Iran. Click here to read
Ariana: Afghan swimmer Fahim Anwari swam in Heat 3 Thursday in the Men’s 50m Freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Anwari came in 8th place. First in this heat was Fakhroddin Madkamov of Tajikistan. Up next for Afghanistan is Kimia Yousofi who is set to compete in the 100-meter sprint on Friday. On Tuesday,
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
Khaama: Yulduz Hashimi, an Afghan cyclist, secured the 26th position out of 35 participants in the Women’s Individual Time Trial at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She also achieved the second place in the Asian category. According to the Afghanistan Cycling Federation, Hashimi’s performance was a significant achievement, as she was one of six athletes representing
Sisters Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi are set to become the first female cyclists from Afghanistan to compete in the Olympics. The siblings fled their country after the Taliban seized power in 2021 and cracked down on women’s rights, including banning women from participating in sports. Related As an Afghan woman athlete, I’m proud to see
Teen Vogue: Manizha Talash is considered Afghanistan’s first female breakdancer. She officially began training in 2020, at age 17, with the Kabul-based Superiors Crew after watching a Facebook video of one of the members spinning on his head. When Manizha started breakdancing, a lot of people looked down on what she was doing. Music and