Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | AFG | ||||||||
| NOC | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Afghanistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it had officially made its debut in 1936 and missed five editions.
The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee sent a total of three athletes to the Games, trimming into half of the roster from London 2012. Track sprinters Abdul Wahib Zahiri and Kamia Yousufi received their spots to compete in athletics by wild card entries, while judoka Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi was selected to carry the Afghan flag in the opening ceremony.
In the absence of taekwondo fighters, most notably Rohullah Nikpai, Afghanistan failed to earn a single Olympic medal in Rio for the first time since 2004.
Afghanistan has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
Afghanistan has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) to the Olympics.
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