Asian Games: Afghanistan's Hashimi wins silver in women's road race

NAGOYA - Fariba Hashimi of Afghanistan won the silver medal in the women's cycling road race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday and said she hopes to inspire girls in her home country, where women's rights have been restricted.

"I came to the Asian Games dreaming about winning and standing on the podium, representing my country. I can't explain my feeling now," Hashimi said after the race in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture.