Amir Ansari (cyclist)
Afghan cyclist
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Amir Arslan Ansari (Persian: امیرارسلان انصاری; born 16 August 1999) is a road cyclist, who was born in Iran and grew up in Afghanistan. He was selected for the 2024 Olympic Games as part of the International Olympic Committee's Refugee Olympic Team.[2]
Ansari at the 2026 Rund um Köln | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Arslan Ansari |
| Born | 16 August 1999[1] Iran |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Stockholm CK |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2017– | Stockholm CK |
Early life
Born in Iran, he grew up in Afghanistan but fled as a teenager in 2015 and lived as a refugee in Sweden. He had a background in mountain biking in Afghanistan, and in Sweden joined Stockholm Cycling Club. The Swedish Olympic Committee has supported him through the IOC's Olympic Solidarity programme.[3][4]
Career
He has competed as part of the Stockholm CK team and UCI Refugee Team.[5] He competed in the Men's time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow.[6] He also competed in the Mixed team relay in Glasgow for the World Cycling Centre.[7]
In August 2023, the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) announced him as one of ten new refugee athletes awarded scholarships to help them train towards the Olympic Games Paris 2024.[8] In May 2024, he was named as part of the Refugee Olympic Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
