Yulduz Hashimi Explained

Yulduz Hashimi
Birth Place:Maīmanah, Afghanistan
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2022
Proyears2:2023
Proyears3:2024–

Yulduz Hashimi (born 8 July 2000) is an Afghan racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed for Afghanistan in both the time trial and the road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside her sister Fariba, despite the Taliban government's ban on women in sports.[1] [2] [3] [4] They were the first women to compete in cycling for Afghanistan. Hashimi finished 26th in the time trial at the 2024 Olympics.[5] [6]

Major results

2022
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    2023
  • 10th Time trial, Asian Games
    2024
  • 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Paris 2024: Cycling sisters defy Taliban to achieve Olympic dream. July 17, 2024. BBC News.
    2. News: The cycling sisters defying the Taliban to compete in the Paris Olympics. The Irish Times.
    3. Web site: Cycling sisters defy the Taliban to achieve Olympic dream.
    4. News: Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi: Escaping the Taliban, chasing a dream. BBC Sport . March 7, 2023.
    5. Web site: Yulduz Hashimi . 2024-07-29 . www.procyclingstats.com.
    6. Web site: HASHIMI Yulduz . Olympics 2024.

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