Afghanistan at the Olympics

Afghanistan at the Olympics is a history which includes 13 games in 12 countries and 100+ athletes. Since 1936, Afghanistan has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".

Afghanistan at the Olympics
IOC code	AFG
NOC	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Olympics appearances (overview)
14
Summer appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Afghanistan is AFG.

History

The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee was formed in 1935. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.

Afghanistan's team first competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

In 1999, Afghanistan was banned from the Olympics due to its discrimination against women under Taliban rule.

In the 2004 Summer Olympics two women, Robina Muqim Yaar and Friba Razayee, were the first women to compete for Afghanistan at the Olympics. Mehboba Ahdyar, a woman in the 2008 Summer Olympics had death threats because of her plan to be in the Games.

Summer games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Nikpai, RohullahRohullah Nikpai	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Nikpai, RohullahRohullah Nikpai	2012 London	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg

Afghanistan At The Olympics Media

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  Afghanistan's field hockey team in 1956

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes

Other websites

• Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Afghan Sports History Archived 2016-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Afghanistan profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine