Afghanistan at the Olympics

Afghanistan at the Olympics is a history which includes 16 games in 14 countries and 100+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Afghanistan" ; retrieved 2012-7-28. Since 1936, Afghanistan has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-28.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Afghanistan is AFG.

History
The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee was formed in 1935.  It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.Afghanistan; retrieved 2012-7-28.

Afghanistan's team first competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.  

In 1999, Afghanistan was banned from the Olympics due to its discrimination against women under Taliban rule.  

In the 2004 Summer Olympics two women, Robina Muqim Yaar and Friba Razayee, were the first women to compete for Afghanistan at the Olympics.  Mehboba Ahdyar, a woman in the 2008 Summer Olympics had death threats because of her plan to be in the Games. 

Medalists
Summer games
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     2008 Beijing  Taekwondo  Men's 58 kg     2012 London  Taekwondo  Men's 68 kg

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Other websites
  Afghanistan National Olympic Committee 
 Afghan Sports History 
  Afghanistan profile at London2012.com 


Category:Afghan society and culture
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Afghanistan