The Olympics didn’t last long for Friba Razayee – just 45 seconds. That’s all the time it took for Razayee to lose to Cecilia Blanco in the 70-kilogram weight class in women’s judo. But just making it ...

Friba Razayee went out in the first round of the women's judo 70kg division yesterday, losing to Spain's Cecilia Blanco in 42 seconds. Perhaps the teenager should have entered for the hurdles. After ...

It's not necessarily whether you win or lose, what's important is that you actually get a chance to play the game. That might sum up the philosophy of the two young Afghan women who are the first ...

They may not all be seeking to break records or win gold, but a host of female athletes from around the globe are set to create their own slice of history at the Athens Olympics. Robina Muqimyar and ...

Only 42 seconds isn't the point: Friba Razayee went out in the first round of the women's judo 70kg division yesterday, losing… Only 42 seconds isn't the point: Friba Razayee went out in the first ...

Friba Rezayee competed in judo at Athens 2004. (International Judo Federation) At the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Robina Muqim Yaar and Friba Razayee made history. The duo became the first female ...

People of all classes and tribes in Afghanistan, torn between foreign invasion and regional terrorism, still take pride in mentioning the date when two torch bearers of Afghan women’s sports waved the ...