Afghanistan participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in the city of Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. Afghanistan was ranked 11th with a solitary silver medal.2nd Asian Games medal tally
Afghanistan had sent a contingent of 17 athletes to this Asiad. The lone silver medal by Baryalai Naseri in the Men's freestyle wrestling (87+ kg category). Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Baryalai Naseri Wrestling Men's Heavyweight +87 kg Football Afghanistan sent its national football team for the event and was drawn in Group D against South Korea and Hong Kong. They lost back to back matches and was knocked out of the event in the first round. Athlete Event Preliminary Stage Semifinal Final / Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore Afghanistan Men Men's tournament L 2–8 L 2–4 3 Did not advance12
Wrestling Baryalai Naseri was the only wrestler representing Afghanistan in 1954 Asiad in the Men's freestyle wrestling (87+ kg category). He gained the silver medal after getting beaten by Japanese wrestler Kenzo Fukuda in the gold medal match. References