A group of female athletes has sent a message to the participants of the 2024 Paris Olympics, reminding them not to forget that women and girls in Afghanistan are systematically excluded from sports by the caretaker government.
In their message, they stated that the silence of the international community regarding the exclusion of women and girls from education, society, and sports is unforgivable.
These female athletes emphasized that the current government has sacrificed the talents and potential of Afghan women and girls, which could have contributed to the pride of the global community.
The message further highlighted that the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan by the current government is “humiliating,” and ignoring the imposed restrictions on Afghan women reflects a “moral weakness” of the international community.
Additionally, the female athletes called on the global community to take decisive action against the restrictions imposed by the caretaker government on women and girls in Afghanistan.
The caretaker government has banned women and girls from participating in sports, and all women’s sports teams have been dissolved.
It is noteworthy that six Afghan athletes (three women and three men) will represent Afghan sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simultaneously, five Afghan athletes are participating in the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team, bringing the total number of Afghan athletes competing in this year’s Olympics to eleven.
The caretaker government has declared that it does not recognize these girls as Afghan athletes.
