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Afghanistan at the
2014 Asian Games
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Incheon
Competitors47
Flag bearer Mahmood Haidari
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Afghanistan participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014. The Afghan contingent comprised 47 competitors.

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Hamza Hotak
Nasim Baras
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Mujtaba
Gulbadin Naib
Fazal Rahman
Samiullah Shenwari
Qasim Khan
Fareed Ahmad
Hameed Hassan
Mohammad Shahzad
Najib Taraki
Abdullah Adil
Abdullah Mazari
Karim Sadiq
Cricket Men
 Bronze Ahmad Roman Abasi Taekwondo Men's 63 kg

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Track events

Athletes Event Performance
Result Rank
Mohd Sayed Sahel 200 m 21.44 32

Women

Track events

Athletes Event Performance
Result Rank
Tahmina Kohistani 200 m 31.08 22

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Singles

Athlete Event Round of 32
Opposition
Result
Ahmad Shekib Iqbal Singles  Kashyap Parupalli (IND)
L
6-21 6-21
Sayed Emran Meri  Chou Tien-chen (TPE)
L
5-21 6-21

Doubles

Athlete Event Round of 32
Opposition
Result
Ahmad Shekib Iqbal/Sayed Emran Meri Doubles  Chayut Triyachart (SIN)/ Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (SIN)
L
5-21 12-21

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Athlete Event Round of 32
Opposition
Result
Mohammad Omid Rahemi Light Flyweight (49 kg)  Bounphone Lasavongsy (LAO)
L 0 - 3

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Squad

 Afghanistan

Knockout round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
 Hong Kong130/3
 
2 October
 
 Malaysia129/7
 
 Hong Kong88/8
 
1 October
 
 Afghanistan73/2
 
 Afghanistan119/9
 
3 October
 
   Nepal111/7
 
 Afghanistan65
 
30 September
 
 Sri Lanka133
 
 Sri Lanka172/8
 
2 October
 
 South Korea55
 
 Sri LankaNR
 
1 October
 
 Bangladesh59/3 Bronze medal match
 
 Bangladesh224/9
 
3 October
 
 Kuwait21
 
 Hong Kong135/7
 
 
 Bangladesh162/6
 

Quarterfinal

1 October
09:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
119/9 (20.0 overs)
v
   Nepal
111/7 (20.0 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 42 (34)
Shakti Gauchan 3/21 (4.0 ov)
Binod Bhandari 48 (40)
Fareed Ahmad 4/17 (4.0 ov)
 Afghanistan won by 8 runs
Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon
Umpires: Ramani Batumalai and Sarika Prasad
  • Nepal won the toss and chose to field

Semifinal

2 October
09:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
88/8 (20.0 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
73/2 (11.3 overs)
Roy Lamsam 17* (20)
Karim Sadiq 2/4 (2.0 ov)
Mohammad Shahzad 41* (28)
Nadeem Ahmed 1/8 (3.0 ov)
 Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon
Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzman and Buddhi Pradhan
  • Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field
  • Rain Delay - Target revised to 72 from 15 overs (D/L method).

Final

3 October
14:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
65 (17.4 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
133 (19.1 overs)
Najeeb Tarakai 17 (16)
Jeevan Mendis 3/13 (4.0 ov)
Lahiru Thirimanne 57 (37)
Mohammad Nabi 4/18 (3.1 ov)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W L T NR
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bangladesh 3 2 0 0 1

Football

Main article: Football at the 2014 Asian Games

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
2  Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh 1–0 Afghanistan
Mamunul Islam 83' Report

Hong Kong v Afghanistan
Afghanistan v Uzbekistan

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games

Beach

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing
Opposition
Score
Pardes Safi
Mohammad Zaker Ali Mohammad
Men's Pool C
 Dian Putra Santosa - F Fahriansyah (INA)
L 0 – 2 (12-21, 18–21)
 Asanka P. Medagedara Lekamalage – Pubudu Kumara Ekanayaka Ekanayakage (SRI)
L 1 – 2 (21-19, 17–21, 10–15)
 Chen Cheng – Li Jian (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 8–21)
Not qualified
Edris Meyagul
Habibullah Sadat
Pool G
 Kittipat Yungtin – Chutipong Sukarayotin (THA)
L 0 – 2 (12-21, 10–21)
 H A A A Dashti Abdulaziz – A A M Y Bin Eid Yaqoub (KUW)
W 2 – 0 (21-11, 21–18)

 Ade Candra RachmawanKoko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 11–21)

Not qualified

References