Afghanistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1Taekwondo 1 0 1 Total 4 1 5
Athletics
Afghanistan received universality slots from World Athletics to send two athletes to the Olympics.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSha Mahmood Noor ZahiMen's 100 m11.04 PB7did not advanceKamia YousufiWomen's 100 m13.29 NR7did not advance
Shooting
Afghanistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met, marking the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMahdi YovariMen's 10 m air rifle601.447did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Afghanistan received a universality invitation from FINA to send one top-ranked swimmers in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. Fahim Anwari was the only swimmer to represent Afghanistan in Tokyo, having competed in the Men's 50 m freestyle event. He did not advance to the semifinals, placing 69th in the heats.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFahim AnwariMen's 50 m freestyle27.6769did not advance
Taekwondo Afghanistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFarzad MansouriMen's +80 kgL 12–13did not advance
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