The Guardian has an article about the first woman from Afghanistan to compete in the Olympic Games. Her name is Friba Razayee, and she lost the judo competition in 42 seconds. The only other female competitor from the country is Robina Muqimyar (her official profile is interesting), who will be participating in the 100-meter heats of the track and field races. Afghanistan isn’t likely to win any medals - there are only six athletes from the country in attendance and none of them are standouts in their sport. But it’s good to see them return to the Games twelve years after they were barred for discrimination against women. [via swirlspice]