Fariba Hashimi

Fariba Hashimi

Hashimi in 2024
Personal information
Born	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22) Maīmanah, Afghanistan
Team information
Current team	Ceratizit Pro Cycling
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2022	Valcar–Travel & Service
2023	Israel Premier Tech Roland Development
2024	WCC Team
2025–	Ceratizit Pro Cycling

Fariba Hashimi (born 22 April 2003) is an Afghan racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Ceratizit Pro Cycling. ^[1] She competed in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside her sister Yulduz, despite the Taliban government's ban on women in sports. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

In 2022, she won the Afghan road race championships, which were held in Aigle, Switzerland. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Major results

2022

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2023

10th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships

2024

1st Stage 5 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche

4th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships

8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir Femmes

10th Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa  [ de ]

References

1. "Ceratizit Pro Cycling 2025". ProCycllingStats. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
2. "Paris 2024: Cycling sisters defy Taliban to achieve Olympic dream". BBC News. July 17, 2024.
3. "The cycling sisters defying the Taliban to compete in the Paris Olympics". The Irish Times.
4. "Cycling sisters defy the Taliban to achieve Olympic dream".
5. "Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi: Escaping the Taliban, chasing a dream". BBC Sport. March 7, 2023.
6. "Women's Road Championships of Afghanistan: Fariba Hashimi wins exceptional Swiss edition". www.uci.org.
7. Cyclingnews (October 23, 2022). "Fariba Hashimi wins Women's Road Championships of Afghanistan". cyclingnews.com.
8. https://olympics.com/en/news/hashimi-sisters-dominate-afghanistan-national-championships

External links

• Fariba Hashimi at UCI
• Fariba Hashimi at Cycling Archives
• Fariba Hashimi at ProCyclingStats
• Fariba Hashimi at Olympics.com