{
  "id": 9262830,
  "title": "Afghan cyclist who dressed as a man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/afghan-cyclist-who-dressed-as-a-man-to-avoid-taliban-wins-silver-9262830",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:31:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cycling/2026/09/23/afghan-cyclist-who-dressed-as-a-man-to-avoid-taliban-wins-silver-medal-at-asian-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A female Afghan cyclist who was previously forced to disguise herself as a man to avoid the Taliban and chase her sporting dreams won a silver medal at the Asian Games. Fariba Hashimi fled from Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and imposed strict measures on women‘s participation in everything from education to sport. Hashimi said she was forced to take evasive action,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}