KABUL (Pajhwok): Granting women and girls safe access to sports is a condition for Afghanistan’s representation at the 2024 Paris Games, says the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Following a meeting in Lausanne where it was given a report on the Olympic and sports movement in Afghanistan, the IOC executive board on Tuesday voiced its serious concern at restrictions on women.
Reuters quoted the report as saying: “The specific modalities for the participation of the Afghan NOC delegation and team in the 2014 Olympic Games will depend on the progress made in relation to the fundamental issue of safe access . . .
