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
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.af
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Competitors76 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Medalists

The following Afghanistan competitors won medals at the Games.

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Afghanistan that participated at the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Badminton 112
Basketball 303
Beach volleyball 404
Boxing 404
Ju-jitsu 527
Judo 404
Karate 426
Kurash 8210
Paragliding 224
Rugby sevens 12012
Sambo[1] 101
Swimming 101
Taekwondo 404
Weightlifting 202
Wrestling 606
Wushu 505
Total661076

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
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
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.
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
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
Source: OCA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: KAZ 21–18 IRQ.
  2. Head-to-head result: MAS 17–13 TKM.
22 August
17:50
Kazakhstan  2112  Afghanistan
Pts: Aitkali 12 Pts: Khairi 9
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Quinn (INA), Lim (MAS)

22 August
19:20
Malaysia  229  Afghanistan
Pts: Liew 8 Pts: Mirzad 5
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ho (HKG), Tan (SGP)

22 August
21:30
Turkmenistan  229  Afghanistan
Pts: Mämmetmyradow 10 Pts: Khairi 6
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ito (JPN), Al-Harthi (OMA)

25 August
16:20
Afghanistan  1221  Iraq
Pts: Khairi 9 Pts: Hasan 10
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ito (JPN), Quinn (INA)

25 August
18:10
Afghanistan  520  Iran
Pts: Mirzad, Khairi 2 Pts: Allahverdi 6
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Liu (MAS), Al-Harthi (OMA)

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
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
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
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]

Key:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
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
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Maseehullah Khan Individual accuracy 50050015002363355005005003 3075 30
Navid Popal 8955001935008138341183349 1833 25
Maseehullah Khan
Navid Popal
Team accuracy 200820952001219322361916 12449 14
Women
Athlete Event Round Total Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Faride Hezare Individual accuracy 500500500500500500500500500500 4500 18
Lida Hozoori 383500500500125500500500500500 4008 17
Faride Hezare
Lida Hozoori
Team accuracy 138315001500150011251500 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.
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
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
Source: Results
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
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
Source: Results
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:

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage final Final / BM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nasratullah Habibi Men's –70 kg  P Riyaya (INA)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Key: * TV – Technical victory.

See also

References

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  2. Wulansari, Aprelia; Adam, Imadudin (19 June 2018). "Afghanistan, Negara Peserta Asian Games 2018 yang Hanya Tak Tampil 4 Kali" (in Indonesian). BolaSport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Official Result Book Basketball 3x3" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. "18th Asian Games 2018: Afghanistan Men". FIBA. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. "Official Result Book Ju-jitsu" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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