Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi takes Asian Games silver
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi won silver in the women’s road race at the Asian Games in Japan, according to Punch Nigeria. The report also says Hashimi once disguised herself as a man to train. The supplied material does not give the race winner, time, or details of her earlier training circumstances.
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi has won a silver medal in the women’s road race at the Asian Games in Japan, according to Punch Nigeria. The report said Hashimi had previously disguised herself as a man in order to train. It did not provide further details about when this happened, where she trained or the circumstances that led her to conceal her identity.
Hashimi’s medal came in the women’s road race competition. The supplied material does not name the cyclist who won gold, identify the bronze medallist or give finishing times and race distances. The result represents an Asian Games silver medal for the Afghan cyclist, but the available report contains no additional information about Afghanistan’s wider cycling team or Hashimi’s previous results.
Punch Nigeria published the report under the headline “Afghan cyclist who disguised as man wins Asian Games silver”. The source material identifies the Games as taking place in Japan and describes Hashimi as an Afghan cyclist; it does not provide a date for the race or further competition details.
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