'Only three athletes are representing Afghanistan,' said the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate, referring to the males.
"Only three athletes are representing Afghanistan," said the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate, referring to the male competitors.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month, a spokesman for their sports department said. “Only three athletes are representing Afghanistan,” said Atal Mashwani, the spokesman of the Taliban government’s sports directorate, referring to the male competitors.“Currently, in Afghanistan girls’ sports have been stopped. When girls’ sport isn’t practiced, how can they go on the national team?” he told AFP.The only one training in the country is a judo fighter, whilst his squad mates will feature in athletics and swimming.
The participants will compete under the black, red and green flag of the old Western-backed government which crumbled after the withdrawal of US troops three years ago.Since surging back to power in 2021, the Taliban government has enforced curbs squeezing women out of sport as well as secondary schools and universities.from the games in 1999, during the first period of Taliban rule between 1996 and 2001 when women were also barred from sport.
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