Paris 2024 Olympics: Afghan Bgirl disqualified after message of support for women in her country
Afghan Talash disqualified for showing support for women in her country. MAXPPP – John Walton
Afghan Bgirl Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee team at the Olympics, was disqualified after she unveiled a cape on stage Friday with the words “Free Afghan Women”, we learned Saturday, August 10, from the International Dancesport Federation.
“Bgirl Talash was disqualified for displaying a political message on her clothing in violation of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter,” the federation said in a written message sent to AFP.
This rule prohibits athletes from expressing their political opinions during the Olympic Games. In the first duel of the day, the 21-year-old woman had launched herself against the Dutch Bgirl India just after revealing a blue cape with the message.
Settled in Spain
Born in Kabul, a city under the Taliban regime since 2021, Bgirl Talash, real name Manizha Talash, left her country to seek refuge in Pakistan for a year before settling in Spain with her two brothers.
“I didn't leave Afghanistan because I'm afraid of the Taliban or because I can't live there. I left to do what I can for the girls of Afghanistan, for my life and my future,”, she said before the competition.
Wow – #FreeAfghanWomen
It would be a travesty if the IOC sanctioned Manish’s Talash for this moment of history. pic.twitter.com/QRDSmJ60vG
— Steve Cockburn (@stevecockburn) August 9, 2024
In Kabul, she discovered her sport on the internet before joining a local club. Despite the risks – the association was forced to change training locations several times after death threats – she continued to practice.
“The risk of becoming a target”
“I took the risk of becoming a target. “I feel fear, but I won't give up,” she told AFP in 2021. In Paris, she was able to benefit from the universality quota for the discipline's first appearance at the Olympics.
On Friday at La Concorde, she lost in the first round of the competition against India before being disqualified. Japanese Bgirl Ami, 25, became the first female Olympic champion in the history of this dance art that comes from hip-hop culture.
Six Afghan athletes – including three not recognized by the Taliban government – were competing in Paris in cycling, athletics, swimming and judo.
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