Word: muqimyar
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Four years ago in Athens, Robina Muqimyar ran the 100 meters and Friba Rezihi competed in judo, becoming the first Afghan women ever to compete in the Olympics. If Andyar doesn't make it to Beijing, it will be one more sign that those making the most progress these days in Afghanistan are the bad guys. - With reporting by Ali Safi/Kabul
...good for the Olympics, is it?" She giggles some more, and her head scarf slips down, exposing thick auburn waves. Despite the fact that she is in a restaurant full of men, she leaves it there, too caught up in her own joke to notice. For Robina Muqimyar, Afghanistan's first woman to compete in the Olympics, this is all a game, an adventure that she would never have dreamed of three years ago, shut indoors by a repressive regime that barred women from walking the streets unless accompanied by a male relative - forget about permitting them to run competitively...
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