Fifty-five swimmers from Kabul universities competed in four disciplines at a one-day competition organised by Afghanistan's National Aquatic Sports Federation. The event aimed to identify emerging university talent, with four swimmers winning their respective…
Fariba Hashimi has called for Afghan women to live and train without fear, urging practical support after her Asian Games road-race silver.
Afghanistan closed the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with one silver and two bronze medals, all delivered by cycling and wushu. Fariba Hashimi’s historic silver and two wushu bronzes underlined individual progress but also the country’s…
Abdul Basit Rahimi’s Asian Games campaign ended in his opening 94kg bout after the Afghan Jiu-Jitsu athlete lost to an Iranian opponent. His exit followed medal-less campaigns for Sarwar Hosseini and Noorullah Shafaei a…
Afghanistan’s three-star Kurash referee Sediqullah Nemat officiated two finals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, including gold-medal contests in the men’s 81kg and women’s 57kg categories. His appointments put Afghan officiating — not only…
Afghanistan recorded 10 top-five finishes at the Asian bodybuilding competitions in Thailand across bodybuilding, sport physique and athletic physique. The results included five runner-up finishes, and Naib Mobarez was also named the 2026 Athlete…
A martial arts competition in Sharan brought together 120 athletes from eight Afghan provinces, with host Paktika finishing first in the team standings. The breadth of participation turned the event into a regional meeting…
Afghanistan will be represented at the 86th Congress of the International Gymnastics Federation in Bangkok, bringing the country’s gymnastics federation into an international forum on the sport’s future. The participation gives Afghanistan a formal…
Afghanistan will have a single athletics representative at the 20th Colombo International Marathon in Sri Lanka on October 4. The athlete’s trip is being financed by Atoma Telecommunications, highlighting private-sector support behind Afghanistan’s latest…
Hikmatullah Rahmani opened his Asian Games campaign with victory over Cambodia’s Somnang Chantha in the men’s 66kg judo competition. The Afghan judoka was then beaten by Mongolia’s Yolk Kazirbyek in the round of 16,…
More than 100 athletes from 56 wushu clubs across Kabul are competing in a one-day Sanda tournament in the Afghan capital. Leading performers will earn the right to compete in Kabul’s selection competitions.
Afghanistan’s Emal Hamdam lost a 3–2 split decision to Tajikistan’s Akmal Ubaidov in the Asian Games men’s 60kg quarter-final. The defeat ended Hamdam’s medal bid after his unanimous opening victory over Qatar’s Mohamed Alfagay.
Former ASJF President Sayer Zaland addresses delegates during the opening of the federation’s Second Annual Congress in Kabul in 2017.
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