Asia - Voice of America: Olympic Sprinter Hopes to Pave the Way for Afghan Women

Asia - Voice of America asia

Olympic Sprinter Hopes to Pave the Way for Afghan Women Aug 6th 2012, 16:33 When Tahmina Kohistani crossed the finish line during last week's Olympic women's 100-meters preliminary round, she had tears in her eyes. Kohistani was emotional not because of her last-place finish in Friday's heat, but because she competed as the only woman from her native country of Afghanistan. The 23-year-old told VOA on Monday that she has faced numerous challenges on the road to London. She said she endured heckling from onlookers as she trained at the stadium in the ... Media files: D4CBF184-84CB-4EED-82E2-03CF0463FF8E_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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