Afghanistan: An Athlete's Odyssey - Running Secretly From the Taliban and How She Made It to the New York Marathon - iefimerida.gr

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A woman and a marathon is certainly a difficult equation in Afghanistan, but one that Denise Hussain Yar has solved and can now run freely. Her story is highlighted by the New York Times and their sports supplement The Athletic on the occasion of her participation in the New York Marathon. Five years ago, the world changed for Denise Hussain Yar. She was born in 2004, three years after the American invasion of Afghanistan, which was a direct r…