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. 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.Medalists
The following Afghanistan competitors won medals at the Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Khalid Hotak | Wushu | Men's sanda 65 kg | 22 Aug |
| Mansour Sarwari | Kurash | Men's +90 kg | 28 Aug |
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Afghanistan that participated at the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| 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 | 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 |
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 eventsBadminton
;SinglesBasketball
;SummaryAfghanistan national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.Men's tournament
;Roster
The following is the Afghanistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
- Mir Abdul Wahab Mirzad
- Sayed Amin Sadat
- Jahan Zeeb Khairi
;Pool D
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;MenJu-jitsu
Afghanistan entered the ju-jitsu competition with 7 athletes.
;Men
;WomenJudo
Afghanistan put up 4 men's judokas at the Games.
;MenKarate
Afghanistan entered the karate competition with 6 athletes.Kurash
;Men
;WomenParagliding
;Men
;WomenRugby sevens
Afghanistan rugby sevens men's team drawn in the group C at the Games.Men's tournament
;Squad
The following is the Afghanistan squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
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
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;Classification round
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Swimming
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation entered one swimmer to compete at the Games.
;MenTaekwondo
;KyorugiVolleyball
Beach volleyball
Weightlifting
;MenWrestling
;Men's freestyleWushu
;Taolu
;Sanda
Key: * TV – Technical victory.
