Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Canberra - Commonwealth Australia
EMBASSY of
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
Canberra - Commonwealth of Australia
Afghan female basketball player among nine elected IOC members
The International Olympic Committee has elected nine new members including 24-year-old Samira Asghari, an Afghanistan women’s national basketball team player.
Afghanistan was ineligible to compete at the 2000 Sydney Games because its National Olympic Committee did not follow the Olympic Charter, most notably the Taliban prohibiting female athletes.
By Athens 2004, when Afghanistan returned to the Olympics, it entered female athletes for the first time. It sent one female athlete to each of the last three Summer Olympics, compared to 12 total male athletes among 2008, 2012 and 2016. Asghari is Afghanistan’s first IOC member, according to Olympic historians.
Two more women among the IOC newcomers are Daina Gudzineviciute of Lithuania, a shooting gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and former nurse Felicite Rwemarikaof Rwanda.
Six men elected by fellow IOC members are: Camilo Perez (Paraguay), Giovanni Malago(Italy), William Blick (Uganda), Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (Bhutan), Morinari Watanabe (Japan), Andrew Parsons (Brazil).
Source: www.olympics.nbcsports.com/athlete/samira-asghari
About Embassy
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Canberra – Australia, serves as a diplomatic mission representing Afghanistan. It provides a range of consular services to Afghan citizens and residents in Australia, including passport renewals, visa applications for foreign citizens, and legal affairs.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Canberra operates autonomously and independently from the Taliban’s control or influence after 15 August 2021.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Canberra operates autonomously and independently from the Taliban’s control or influence after 15 August 2021.
Consular Affairs
Contact Details
Address:
4 Beale Crescent
Deakin West ACT 2600
Postal Address:
PO Box 9553
Australia Post - LPO Deakin
4 Duff Place, Deakin ACT 2600
Telephone:
+61 2 6282 7377
4 Beale Crescent
Deakin West ACT 2600
Postal Address:
PO Box 9553
Australia Post - LPO Deakin
4 Duff Place, Deakin ACT 2600
Telephone:
+61 2 6282 7377
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