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Fariba Hashimi

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Fariba Hashimi
Hashimi in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21)
Maīmanah, Afghanistan
Team information
Current teamWCC Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2022Valcar–Travel & Service
2023Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
2024–WCC Team

Fariba Hashimi (born 22 April 2003) is an Afghan racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team WCC Team. She is competing in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside her sister Yulduz, despite the Taliban government's ban on women in sports.[1][2][3][4]

In 2022, she won the Afghan road race championships, which were held in Aigle, Switzerland.[5][6][7]

Major results

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2022
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2023
10th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
2024
4th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
10th Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa [de]
75th Road race Olympic Games

References

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  1. ^ "Paris 2024: Cycling sisters defy Taliban to achieve Olympic dream". BBC News. July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "The cycling sisters defying the Taliban to compete in the Paris Olympics". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Cycling sisters defy the Taliban to achieve Olympic dream".
  4. ^ "Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi: Escaping the Taliban, chasing a dream". BBC Sport. March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Road Championships of Afghanistan: Fariba Hashimi wins exceptional Swiss edition". www.uci.org.
  6. ^ Cyclingnews (October 23, 2022). "Fariba Hashimi wins Women's Road Championships of Afghanistan". cyclingnews.com.
  7. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/hashimi-sisters-dominate-afghanistan-national-championships
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