page_title: Sport in Afghanistan
section_title: Taekwondo
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Afghanistan / Taekwondo
caption_attribution_description: English: Rohullah Nikpai speaking at the Afghan Youth Festival in Kabul, Afghanistan.
context_page_description: Sport in Afghanistan is managed by the Afghan Sports Federation. Cricket and association football are the two most popular sports in Afghanistan. The traditional and the national sport of Afghanistan is Buzkashi. The Afghan Sports Federation promotes cricket, association football, basketball, volleyball, golf, handball, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting, bodybuilding, track and field, skating, bowling, snooker, chess, and other sports in the country.
  The Afghanistan national cricket team's win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status in April 2009. The Afghanistan Cricket Board is Afghanistan's representative at the International Cricket Council and was an associate member of ICC from June 2013 to 2017. It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council. Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council on 22 June 2017, entitling the national team to participate in official Test matches.
context_section_description: Rohullah Nikpai was the first Afghan representative of his nation to win a medal for Afghanistan in the Olympics. He won Bronze in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, the only two occasions Afghanistan have received medals. This sport has recently thrived in Afghanistan by his influence.
  Nikpai's medal tally summary in the Olympics:
  Bronze in 2008 Olympics
  Bronze in 2012 Olympics
caption: Rohullah Nikpai, two-time Olympic bronze medalist 58kg and 68kg in Taekwondo.
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