Afghanistan competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
Afghanistan first participated at the Asian Games 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.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Khalid Hotak Wushu Men's sanda 65 kg 22 Aug Mansour Sarwari Kurash Men's +90 kg 28 Aug | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalKurash0011Wushu0011Total 0 0 22
Medals by dayDayDate Total1August 19 0 0 002August 20 0 0 003August 21 0 0 004August 22 0 0 115August 23 0 0 006August 24 0 0 007August 25 0 0 008August 26 0 0 009August 27 0 0 0010August 28 0 0 1111August 29 0 0 0012August 30 0 0 0013August 31 0 0 0014September 1 0 0 0015September 2 0 0 00Total 0 0 22
Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Afghanistan that participated at the Games: Sport Men Women TotalAthletics 1 1 2Badminton 1 1 2Basketball 3 0 3Beach volleyball 4 0 4Boxing 4 0 4Ju-jitsu 5 2 7Judo 4 0 4Karate 4 2 6Kurash 8 2 10Paragliding 2 2 4Rugby sevens 12 0 12Sambo 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1Taekwondo 4 0 4Weightlifting 2 0 2Wrestling 6 0 6Wushu 5 0 5 Total 66 10 76 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 AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAbdul Wahib ZahiriMen's 100 m11.657 colspan=6 Kamia YousufiWomen's 100 m13.338 colspan=6
Badminton
Singles AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSayed Imran Miri MenL 20–22, 11–21Did not advanceSaraj Lidaa WomenL 0–21, 3–21Did not advance
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinals / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAfghanistan men'sMen's 3x3 tournamentL 12−21L 9−22L 9−22L 12−21L 5−206Did not advance
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
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultLaisullah Azizi–56 kgL 0–5Did not advanceMohammad Khaibar Nooristani–60 kgWODid not advanceZafar Azizi–64 kgL 0–5Did not advanceWaisuddin Ghawsi–69 kgWODid not advance
Ju-jitsu
Afghanistan entered the ju-jitsu competition with 7 athletes (5 men's and 2 women's).
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultHussain Bakhsh Safari–62 kgW 4–0L 0–13Did not advanceMahdi Wakili–69 kgL 0–100SUBDid not advanceAbdul Hamid Mehrdil–77 kgL 0–8Did not advanceJawad Andishmand–85 kgL 2–2RDC Did not advanceAbdulsabor Rahimi–94 kgL 0–4 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultArifa Sanjar–49 kgWODid not advanceFatima Sultani–62 kgL 0–100SUBDid not advance
Judo
Afghanistan put up 4 men's judokas at the Games.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMod Reshad Aryan–73 kgL 00–11Did not advanceMoh Zaher Sarwari–81 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceMod Ismail Kakar–90 kgL 00s1–10Did not advanceAsadullah Tajik–100 kgL 01–10Did not advance
Karate
Afghanistan entered the karate competition with 6 athletes (4 men's and 2 women's).
Kurash
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMerajuddin Chakmar–66 kgL 000−010Did not advanceShuaib YuosufW 101−000W 010−000L 000−100Did not advanceMohammad Arif Malikyar–81 kgL 000−010Did not advanceBesmilah MohammadiW 100−000W 100−000L 002−012Did not advanceShirzad Azizi–90 kgW 100−010L 000−110Did not advanceAjmal IshaqzaiL 001−112Did not advanceAbdul Basir Rahmani+90 kgW 101−000W 101−000L 000−101Did not advanceMansour SarwariW 014−010W 100−000W 011−002L 000−112Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNafisa Ahmadi–63 kgL 000−100Did not advanceRamzia SaidiL 000−100Did not advance
Paragliding
Men AthleteEventRoundTotalRank12345678910Maseehullah KhanIndividual accuracy 500 500 1 500 236 335 500 500 500 3307530Navid Popal 8 95 500 193 500 81 383 41 183 349183325Maseehullah KhanNavid PopalTeam accuracy 2008 2095 2001 2193 2236 1916 colspan=4 1244914
Women AthleteEventRoundTotalRank12345678910Faride HezareIndividual accuracy 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500450018Lida Hozoori 383 500 500 500 125 500 500 500 500 500400817Faride HezareLida HozooriTeam accuracy 1383 1500 1500 1500 1125 1500 colspan=4 85089
Rugby sevens
Afghanistan rugby sevens men's team drawn in the group C at the Games.
TeamEventPreliminaryStandingClassification ()RankQuarterfinalSemifinal / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAfghanistan men'sMen's tournamentGroup C: L 5–42: W 36–0: L 0–363: W 50–0: W 15–7: W 29–129Did not advance
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 Sabir Slaimankhel Zahidullah Slaimankhel M Mussa Wardak
Group C
Classification round (9–12)
Sambo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage finalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMansour SarwariMen's 90 kgWODid not advance
Swimming
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation entered one swimmer to compete at the Games.
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankAli Asghar Nazari50 m freestyle29.3451Did not advance50 m butterfly30.2240Did not advance
Taekwondo
Kyorugi AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMohsen RezaeeMen's −58 kgW 36–7L 40–46Did not advanceAhmad Ali BakhshiMen's −63 kgL 13–24Did not advanceSharif MuradiMen's −68 kgL 6–21Did not advanceRamesh HussainiMen's −80 kgW 27–7L 0–11Did not advance
Volleyball
Beach volleyball AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionsScoresRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOzair Mohammad AsifiMohib Jan AhmadiMen's tournament: L 0–2: L 0–2: L 0–24Did not advanceObaidullah AlikhailNajibullah Mayar: L 0–2: L 0–2: L 0–24Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankZubair Nazari−77 kg100191201722017Mirwais Raziqi−94 kg1131015592689
Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHamidullah Abdullah−57 kgL 0–10Did not advance15Malik Jan Sadeed−65 kgL 2–13Did not advance17Abdul Ghafar Qaderi−74 kgW 6F–4L 5–15Did not advance8Abdul Haia Faqiri−86 kgW 11–0L 0–3FDid not advance9Noor Ahmad Ahmadi−97 kgWOL 3–6Did not advanceW 17–6L 0–35Sayed Khalid Hashemi−125 kgL 2–11FDid not advanceDid not advance9
Wushu
Taolu AthleteEventEvent 1Event 2TotalRankResultRankResultRankGolab Shah OmariMen's changquan8.0915colspan=2 8.0915Jamshid EbramMen's nanquan and nangun7.87227.782215.6522
Sanda AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNaweed SudiqiMen's –60 kgL 0–2Did not advanceKhalid Hotakmen's –65 kgW 2–0W 2–0L 0–2Did not advanceNasratullah HabibiMen's –70 kgL 0–2Did not advance Key: * TV – Technical victory.
See also Afghanistan at the 2018 Asian Para Games
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