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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Afghan female Olympian urges England cricketers to boycott Champions Trophy game

One of the first women to compete for Afghanistan in the Olympic Games has called on England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against the country’s men’s team (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Archive)

One of Afghanistan’s first female Olympians has called on the England cricket team to boycott their Champions Trophy match against the Asian country’s men’s side next month.

Friba Rezayee, who competed in judo at the 2004 Athens Games, says female Afghan cricketers and athletes in other sports are treated “as if they didn’t exist” by the Taliban regime, and called on England to pull out of the match in protest.

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