Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Afghanistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio de Janeiro marked its fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics and fourteenth in total. Afghanistan had officially made its debut in 1936 and missed five editions since then. Rohullah Nikpai, who had previously won a medal for Afghanistan in taekwondo, did not participate. Afghanistan failed to earn a single Olympic medal in Rio for the first time since 2004.
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Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AFG |
NOC | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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