Young Afghan athletes in the 100m, (L to

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Young Afghan athletes in the 100m, (L to R) Nargis Kakal, 11, Mina Barkg, 15, and Robina Moqim Yar, 17, do a warm-up lap on a track outside the Sports Complex in Islamabad, 28 March 2004, one day before the start of the 9th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games. Afghanistan will compete for the first time as top competitors from the South Asia region go through final paces for the 9th SAF Games starting on 29 March with around 1800 athletes and officials competing in 15 disciplines--athletics, swimming, squash, rowing, shooting, boxing, badminton, table tennis, taekwondo, karate, kabaddi, football, volleyball, wrestling and weightlifting. AFP PHOTO/Rob ELLIOTT (Photo credit should read ROB ELLIOTT/AFP via Getty Images)