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☆ Opinion | Why Afghanistan Shouldn’t Compete in the Paris Olympics
  + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Friba Rezayee | Derek Arthur | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
In 2004, Friba Rezayee, a judo athlete, became the first woman to represent Afghanistan in the Olympic Games. Today, under Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls face severe restrictions that effectively make it impossible for them to train for the Olympics at home. In this audio essay, Rezayee argues that the International Olympic Committee should demonstrate that it values human rights and opposes discrimination by barring a team representing Afghanistan in the Paris Games. (A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
Persons: Friba, Rezayee Organizations: Olympic Games, Olympics, International Olympic, Paris Games Locations: Afghanistan
☆ Opinion | The Olympics Should Stand With Afghanistan’s Women Athletes
  + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Friba Rezayee | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, one of its first actions was to bar women and girls from participating in sports publicly. Female athletes in Afghanistan today face similar threats from the Taliban, including physical abuse and raids on their homes. The most recent example is the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow a team representing Afghanistan in the Paris Games. It should let the athletes — most of whom live in exile — compete on the Refugee Olympic Team, which would send a message of hope to refugees around the world. But none of the three women representing Afghanistan — in athletics and cycling — live and train in the country, nor could they visit without risking their lives.
Persons: — Organizations: Taliban, Paris, Refugee Olympic, Afghan Locations: Afghanistan
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