Afghanistan at the Olympics List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games Category:Olympic competitors for Afghanistan Afghanistan at the...
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Afghanistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, which were held from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the eleventh...
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Afghanistan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, its first Olympics since the return of Taliban rule in 2021 and the self-imposed exile of many...
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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...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, sending a total of 31 competitors, which consisted of the men's field hockey and football...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume I Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume...
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Afghanistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Six Afghan athletes were selected for the Games...
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the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its satellite states later boycotted the 1984...
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Afghanistan sent a delegation to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany, from 1 to 16 August 1936. This was the nation's first appearance...
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Afghanistan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of three men and one woman. Initially, Mehboba Ahdyar...
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered...
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Afghanistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio de Janeiro marked...
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The boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles followed four years after the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Central Asian nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1992 Summer Olympics...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with five committees in Seoul, after having boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In total...
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The Soviet–Afghan War took place in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the protracted...
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Afghanistan at the Olympics. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Afghanistan at the Olympics...
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Afghanistan’s Olympic debut at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The committee counsels Afghanistan’s Olympic movement and organises the participation...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The national delegation comprised eight competitors. Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Sports...
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Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium...
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Afghanistan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany from August 26, 1972, to September 11, 1972. They sent eight athletes who all...
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nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Communist government of Afghanistan sent a team...
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War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to: Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC), the conquest of Afghanistan...
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Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (ولايت wilāyat). The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions. Each province encompasses...
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Women's rights in Afghanistan are severely restricted by the Taliban. In 2023, the United Nations termed Afghanistan as the world's most repressive country...
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The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the Afghan state between 1978 and 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan...
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The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques,) are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports...
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2003 in Afghanistan. A list of notable incidents in Afghanistan during 2003 President: Hamid Karzai Vice President: Hedayat Amin Arsala Vice President:...
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The population of Afghanistan is around 43.4 million as of 2024. The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location...
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associated with Afghanistan. This table does not include flags derived from rebels that became national flags. Such cases occurred once during the Saqqawists...
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