Sport in Afghanistan

[7][8] The Afghanistan national cricket team's win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status in April 2009.

Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council on 22 June 2017, entitling the national team to participate in official Test matches.

An Afghan by the name of Ali Reza Asahi won a gold medal in the 2023 World Bodybuilding Championships, which was held in Seoul, South Korea.

[11][12] Ahmad Yasin Salik Qaderi ("Mr. Muscles") became the overall winner of the 2017 WBPF World Championship, which was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Afghanistan national cricket team's win over Namibia in Krugersdorp earned them official One Day International status in April 2009.

Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council on 22 June 2017, entitling the national team to participate in official Test matches.

Some of the Afghan taekwondo practitioners include Bashir Taraki, Farzad Mansouri, Hussain Sadiqi, Mohsen Rezaee, Rohullah Nikpai, and Zakia Khudadadi.

[32] Nikpai's medal tally summary in the Olympics: Other sports in which Afghans participate include boxing, bowling, buzkashi, futsal, judo, kickboxing, mountaineering, paragliding, rugby, sandrailling, skating, skiing, swimming, team handball, track and field, volleyball, weightlifting, and a number of others.

They will only improve once more if people turn to sport and the nation's economy picks up, including the security situation and proper investors are found.