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 when the first Games were in Delhi in 1951. The country had won five silver and 6 bronze medals until the last event at Incheon in 2014.[2]
The following Afghanistan competitors won medals at the Games.
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Afghanistan that participated at the Games:
1 Athlete who also competed in kurash.
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]
The following is the Afghanistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[4]
Afghanistan entered the ju-jitsu competition with 7 athletes (5 men's and 2 women's).[5]
Key:
Afghanistan put up 4 men's judokas at the Games.[6]
Afghanistan entered the karate competition with 6 athletes (4 men's and 2 women's).[7]
Afghanistan rugby sevens men's team drawn in the group C at the Games.[8]
The following is the Afghanistan squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[9]
Head coach: Haris Rahamni
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation entered one swimmer to compete at the Games.[10]
Key: * TV – Technical victory.