Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
competed at the
2018 Asian Games
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in
Jakarta
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and
Palembang
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,
Indonesia
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, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
Afghanistan first participated at the
Asian Games
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when the first Games were in
Delhi in 1951. The country had won five silver and 6 bronze medals until the last event at
Incheon in 2014.
Medalists
The following Afghanistan competitors won medals at the Games.
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Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Afghanistan that participated at the Games:
Athlete who also competed in kurash.
Athletics
; Key
* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* GR = Games record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season best
* DNF = Did not finish
* DNS = Did not start
* NM = No mark
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Track & road events
Badminton
;Singles
Basketball
;Summary
3x3 basketball
Afghanistan national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.
Men's tournament
;Roster
The following is the Afghanistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
*Mir Abdul Wahab Mirzad
*Sayed Amin Sadat
*Jahan Zeeb Khairi
;Pool D
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Boxing
;Men
Ju-jitsu
Afghanistan entered the ju-jitsu competition with 7 athletes (5 men's and 2 women's).
;Men
;Women
Judo
Afghanistan put up 4 men's judokas at the Games.
;Men
Karate
Afghanistan entered the karate competition with 6 athletes (4 men's and 2 women's).
Kurash
;Men
;Women
Paragliding
;Men
;Women
Rugby sevens
Afghanistan rugby sevens men's team drawn in the group C at the Games.
Men's tournament
;Squad
The following is the Afghanistan squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Haris Rahamni
*Mohammad Asghar Azizi
*Abdul Bari Gazang
*Mohammad Moosa Hashimi
*Javed Rahmani
*Mustafa Sayed
*Naib Shah Shirzad
*Sayear Slaimankhel
*Zakir Slaimankhel
*
Omar Slaimankhel
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*Sabir Slaimankhel
*Zahidullah Slaimankhel
*M Mussa Wardak
;Group C
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;Classification round (9–12)
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Sambo
Swimming
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation entered one swimmer to compete at the Games.
;Men
Taekwondo
;Kyorugi
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Weightlifting
;Men
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
Wushu
;Taolu
;Sanda
Key: * TV – Technical victory.
See also
*
Afghanistan at the 2018 Asian Para Games
References
{{Nations at the 2018 Asian Games
Nations at the 2018 Asian Games
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Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
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Asian Games
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