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Fariba Hashimi wins Asian Games cycling silver after leaving Afghanistan

Source: ABC News Australia · 23 Sep 2026, 23:03 UTC
Fariba Hashimi wins Asian Games cycling silver after leaving Afghanistan
Image: ABC News Australia · original report

Fariba Hashimi has won a silver medal in cycling at the Asian Games, five years after escaping Afghanistan for Italy. ABC News Australia describes the achievement as an extraordinary journey, but the supplied material does not give the event, time or details of her route to the final.

Fariba Hashimi has won a silver medal in cycling at the Asian Games, ABC News Australia reports. The medal follows a major change in her life: Hashimi escaped Afghanistan for Italy five years ago. The supplied material presents her result as the latest stage of an extraordinary journey from leaving Afghanistan to competing successfully at an international event.

It does not identify the cycling discipline, the distance or the venue. No information is given about the winner, Hashimi’s finishing time or the margin separating the riders. The report also does not explain how Hashimi trained after moving to Italy, where she lives now or which team or country she represented.

No reaction from Hashimi, her coaches or her family is included in the material provided.

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