The Taliban does not recognize the female athletes of Afghanistan’s Olympic team
The Taliban government says they do not recognize the three female Afghan athletes participating in the Paris Olympics
Atal Mashwani, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s Physical Education Directorate, told AFP that only three male athletes will represent Afghanistan
Currently, girls’ sports are halted. When girls’ sports are not happening, how can they be part of the national team?
Last month, the International Olympic Committee announced that no representatives from the Taliban government would be present at the Paris Olympics, and a six-member team consisting of three women and three men has been invited only in collaboration with the Afghan Olympic Committee in exile
Younis Popalzai, the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee in exile, told Radio Azadi that Kimia Yousufi in athletics, Fariba Hashemi and Yulduz Hashemi in cycling, Fahim Anwari in swimming, Shah Mahmood Noorzi in athletics, and Mohammad Sameem Farzad in judo will represent Afghanistan in the 2024 Olympics
