Afghanistan at the 2018 Asian Games
Afghanistan competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.[1] Afghanistan first participated at the Asian Games since the first Games in 1951 Delhi, and have collected five silver and 6 bronze medals until the last event in 2014 Incheon.[2]
Afghanistan at the 2018 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | AFG |
NOC | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
Website | www.olympic.af |
in Jakarta and Palembang August 18 – September 2 | |
Competitors | 76 in 15 sports |
Medals Ranked 35th |
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Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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:
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Basketball | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Beach volleyball | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Boxing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Ju-jitsu | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Judo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Karate | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Kurash | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Paragliding | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Sambo[1] | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Wushu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 66 | 10 | 76 |
1 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
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Abdul Wahib Zahiri | Men's 100 m | 11.65 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Kamia Yousufi | Women's 100 m | 13.33 | 8 | Did not advance |
Badminton
- Singles
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Sayed Imran Miri | Men | Bye | H Z Shaheed (MDV) L 20–22, 11–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Saraj Lidaa | Women | — | A Yamaguchi (JPN) L 0–21, 3–21 |
Did not advance |
Basketball
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Afghanistan men's | Men's 3x3 tournament | Kazakhstan L 12−21 |
Malaysia L 9−22 |
Turkmenistan L 9−22 |
Iraq L 12−21 |
Iran L 5−20 |
6 | Did 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.[3]
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Afghanistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[4]
- Mir Abdul Wahab Mirzad
- Sayed Amin Sadat
- Jahan Zeeb Khairi
- Pool D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 56 | +43 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 91 | 82 | +9 | |
3 | Iraq | 5 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 90 | 82 | +8 | |
4 | Malaysia | 5 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 82 | 80 | +2 | |
5 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 73 | 76 | −3 | |
6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 106 | −59 |
Notes:
- Head-to-head result: KAZ 21–18 IRQ.
- Head-to-head result: MAS 17–13 TKM.
Boxing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Laisullah Azizi | –56 kg | SA Amoragam (INA) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani | –60 kg | T Samdrup (BHU) WO |
Did not advance | ||||
Zafar Azizi | –64 kg | Ri K-t (PRK) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Waisuddin Ghawsi | –69 kg | Trần ĐT (VIE) WO |
Did not advance |
Ju-jitsu
Afghanistan entered the ju-jitsu competition with 7 athletes (5 men's and 2 women's).[5]
Key:
- ADV – Won by advantages.
- RDC – Won by referee decision.
- SUB – Won by submission.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Hussain Bakhsh Safari | –62 kg | — | N Khas-Erdene (MGL) W 4–0 |
F Al-Harahsheh (JOR) L 0–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mahdi Wakili | –69 kg | — | A Al-Murdhi (KSA) L 0–100SUB |
Did not advance | |||||
Abdul Hamid Mehrdil | –77 kg | Bye | M Al-Qubaisi (UAE) L 0–8 |
Did not advance | |||||
Jawad Andishmand | –85 kg | — | A Saud (KSA) L 2–2RDC |
Did not advance | |||||
Abdulsabor Rahimi | –94 kg | — | Bye | E Al-Sumaid (KUW) L 0–4 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Arifa Sanjar | –49 kg | Bye | M Al-Hinaai (UAE) WO |
Did not advance | ||||
Fatima Sultani | –62 kg | B Al-Matrooshi (UAE) L 0–100SUB |
Did not advance |
Judo
Afghanistan put up 4 men's judokas at the Games.[6]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Mod Reshad Aryan | –73 kg | Nguyễn TC (VIE) L 00–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
Moh Zaher Sarwari | –81 kg | H Al-Jarrah (YEM) W 10–00 |
T Sakaki (JPN) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mod Ismail Kakar | –90 kg | Bye | G Altanbagana (MGL) L 00s1–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
Asadullah Tajik | –100 kg | Lu G-z (TPE) L 01–10 |
Did not advance |
Karate
Afghanistan entered the karate competition with 6 athletes (4 men's and 2 women's).[7]
Kurash
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Merajuddin Chakmar | –66 kg | M Orazow (TKM) L 000−010 |
Did not advance | ||||
Shuaib Yuosuf | M Eraliev (KGZ) W 101−000 |
N Aldaberganov (KAZ) W 010−000 |
R Buriev (UZB) L 000−100 |
Did not advance | |||
Mohammad Arif Malikyar | –81 kg | SE Uulu (KGZ) L 000−010 |
Did not advance | ||||
Besmilah Mohammadi | M Dagvadorj (MGL) W 100−000 |
K Ardiarta (INA) W 100−000 |
O Tiztak (IRI) L 002−012 |
Did not advance | |||
Shirzad Azizi | –90 kg | Bye | M Malekmohammadi (IRI) W 100−010 |
S Jandreev (UZB) L 000−110 |
Did not advance | ||
Ajmal Ishaqzai | Y Muzapparov (KAZ) L 001−112 |
Did not advance | |||||
Abdul Basir Rahmani | +90 kg | M Ridha (IRQ) W 101−000 |
B Sugara (INA) W 101−000 |
N Turaev (UZB) L 000−101 |
Did not advance | ||
Mansour Sarwari | MA Zakeri (IRI) W 014−010 |
B Nurlanuly (KAZ) W 100−000 |
D Taganow (TKM) W 011−002 |
M Khisomiddinov (UZB) L 000−112 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Nafisa Ahmadi | –63 kg | Bye | D Shermetova (UZB) L 000−100 |
Did not advance | |||
Ramzia Saidi | M Abdumalikova (UZB) L 000−100 |
Did not advance |
Paragliding
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round | Total | Rank | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Maseehullah Khan | Individual accuracy | 500 | 1 | 500 | 236 | 335 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 3 | 3075 | 30 | |
Navid Popal | 8 | 95 | 193 | 500 | 81 | 383 | 41 | 183 | 349 | 1833 | 25 | ||
Maseehullah Khan Navid Popal |
Team accuracy | 2008 | 2095 | 2001 | 2193 | 2236 | 1916 | — | 12449 | 14 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round | Total | Rank | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Faride Hezare | Individual accuracy | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 4500 | 18 | |
Lida Hozoori | 383 | 500 | 500 | 125 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 4008 | 17 | ||
Faride Hezare Lida Hozoori |
Team accuracy | 1383 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1125 | 1500 | — | 8508 | 9 |
Rugby sevens
Afghanistan rugby sevens men's team drawn in the group C at the Games.[8]
Team | Event | Preliminary | Standing | Classification (Pl.) | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||||
Afghanistan men's | Men's tournament | Group C South Korea: L 5–42 United Arab Emirates: W 36–0 Sri Lanka: L 0–36 |
3 | United Arab Emirates: W 50–0 Pakistan: W 15–7 Indonesia: W 29–12 |
9 | Did not advance |
Men's tournament
- Squad
The following is the Afghanistan squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[9]
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31 | +93 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 31 | +99 | 7 | |
3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 5 | Ranking round 9–12 |
4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 155 | −155 | 3 |
30 August 14:18 |
South Korea | 42–5 | Afghanistan |
Try: Chang Y.H. 1' c Han K.K. 5' c Kim J.M. 8' c Jang S.M. 10' c Lee J.B. 12' c Hwang I.J. 14+' c Con: Lee J.B. (5/5) Kim S.S. (1/1) | Try: A.Z. Slaimankhel 7' m Con: O. Slaimankhel (0/1) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Noriaki Hashimoto (Japan) |
30 August 17:36 |
United Arab Emirates | 0–36 | Afghanistan |
Try: Gazang (2) 2' m, 7' c A.Z. Slaimankhel 3' m Sayed 5' m O. Slaimankhel 12' c Azizi 14' c Con: Gazang (0/1) O. Slaimankhel (3/5) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Patrick Kwok (Hong Kong) |
31 August 14:18 |
Sri Lanka | 36–0 | Afghanistan |
Try: Sooriyarachchi (2) 3' c, 13' m Sooriyabandara (2) 6' c, 14+' c Perera 10' m Raffaideen 11' m Con: Sooriyabandara (2/3) Sooriyarachchi (1/1) Ratwatte (0/2) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Craig Chan (Canada) |
- Classification round (9–12)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Afghanistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 19 | +75 | 9 |
2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 20 | +82 | 7 |
3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 5 |
4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 172 | −167 | 3 |
31 August 16:30 |
Afghanistan | 50–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Try: O. Slaimankhel (3) 2' c, 6' c, 9' m A.Z. Slaimankhel (2) 3' c, 7+' c Gazang 5' c Rahmani 11' m Hashimi 13' m Con: O. Slaimankhel (5/7) Hashimi (0/1) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Aaqil Jamaldeen (Sri Lanka) |
1 September 11:00 |
Afghanistan | 15–7 | Pakistan |
Try: O. Slaimankhel (2) 4' m, 13' m Gazang 10' m Con: O. Slaimankhel (0/3) | Try: Bhatti 12' c Con: Akram (1/1) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Charlie Brown (Ireland) |
1 September 18:02 |
Afghanistan | 29–12 | Indonesia |
Try: O. Slaimankhel 1' c Gazang (3) 4' m, 7' m, 14' m A.Z. Slaimankhel 7+' c Con: O. Slaimankhel (1/3) A.S. Slaimankhel (1/1) Azizi (0/1) | Try: Nugroho 10' c Oloan 11' m Con: Oloan (1/2) |
Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Field, Jakarta Referee: Charlie Brown (Ireland) |
Sambo
Key:
- SU – Won by submission.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage final | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mansour Sarwari | Men's 90 kg | T Tampapanna (THA) WO |
Did not advance |
Swimming
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation entered one swimmer to compete at the Games.[10]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ali Asghar Nazari | 50 m freestyle | 29.34 | 51 | Did not advance | |
50 m butterfly | 30.22 | 40 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo
- Kyorugi
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Mohsen Rezaee | Men's −58 kg | Zaw Linn Htet (MYA) W 36–7 |
Yeldos Yskak (KAZ) L 40–46 |
Did not advance | |||
Ahmad Ali Bakhshi | Men's −63 kg | Bir Bahadur Mahara (NEP) L 13–24 |
Did not advance | ||||
Sharif Muradi | Men's −68 kg | Khojiakbar Zokirov (UZB) L 6–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Ramesh Hussaini | Men's −80 kg | Bye | Bhupen Shrestha (NEP) W 27–7 |
Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) L 0–11 |
Did not advance |
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Oppositions Scores |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Ozair Mohammad Asifi Mohib Jan Ahmadi |
Men's tournament | Rachmawan – Ashfiya (INA): L 0–2 Hsieh – Wang (TPE): L 0–2 Al-Housni – Al Shereiqi (OMA): L 0–2 |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
Obaidullah Alikhail Najibullah Mayar |
Wu – Aboduhalikejiang (CHN): L 0–2 Pham – Nguyen (VIE): L 0–2 Ageba – Shiratori (JPN): L 0–2 |
4 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
- Men
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Zubair Nazari | −77 kg | 100 | 19 | 120 | 17 | 220 | 17 |
Mirwais Raziqi | −94 kg | 113 | 10 | 155 | 9 | 268 | 9 |
Wrestling
Key:
- F – Victory by fall.
- PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Hamidullah Abdullah | −57 kg | Bye | Z Ismailov (KAZ) L 0–10 |
Did not advance | 15 | ||||
Malik Jan Sadeed | −65 kg | A Osmonov (KGZ) L 2–13 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||||
Abdul Ghafar Qaderi | −74 kg | Bye | R Dermawan (INA) W 6F–4 |
A Batirov (BRN) L 5–15 |
Did not advance | 8 | |||
Abdul Haia Faqiri | −86 kg | Bye | S R Ray (BAN) W 11–0 |
Davlumbayev (KAZ) L 0–3F |
Did not advance | 9 | |||
Noor Ahmad Ahmadi | −97 kg | — | Iskandari (TJK) WO |
M Musaev (KGZ) L 3–6 |
Did not advance | S Saparow (TKM) W 17–6 |
— | Kim J-g (KOR) L 0–3 |
5 |
Sayed Khalid Hashemi | −125 kg | — | T Raza (PAK) L 2–11F |
Did not advance | — | Did not advance | 9 |
Wushu
- Taolu
Athlete | Event | Event 1 | Event 2 | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Golab Shah Omari | Men's changquan | 8.09 | 15 | — | 8.09 | 15 | |
Jamshid Ebram | Men's nanquan and nangun | 7.87 | 22 | 7.78 | 22 | 15.65 | 22 |
- Sanda
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Naweed Sudiqi | Men's –60 kg | Bye | Wang XT (CHN) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | |||
Khalid Hotak | men's –65 kg | — | M A Shah (PAK) W 2–0 |
D Khieosavath (LAO) W 2–0 |
Li MF (CHN) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | |
Nasratullah Habibi | Men's –70 kg | — | P Riyaya (INA) L 0–2 |
Did not advance |
Key: * TV – Technical victory.
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