Bordered by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west and China in the far northeast, Afghanistan is a popular destination for the holiday makers. People love playing all kinds of Sports in Afghanistan and it is an essential feature of the Culture of Afghanistan. There are countless Sports that are played in Afghanistan.
Popular Sports in Afghanistan
The most popular sport in Afghanistan is Buzkashi. It is a team sport played on horseback. The second most popular sport is Soccer, followed by Cricket. Cricket in Afghanistan gained popularity in early 2002. In fact, Afghanistan and Oman together shared the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Twenty20 Cup in November 2007.
Apart from these, some other Popular Sports in Afghanistan are
- Archery
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Bicycle racing
- Kite Fighting
- Martial Arts
- Running
- Shooting
- Tent-pegging
- Topay-danda
- Wrestling
Afghan Sports History
- Early 1900s
During the reign of Amir Habibullah, Western-type sports like tennis, cricket and golf are introduced in the country.
- 1936
Afghanistan competed at the Summer Olympic Games held in Berlin for the first time.
- 1948
Competed at the Summer Olympics in London.
- 1956
Competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
- 1960
Afghanistan competed at the Summer Olympics in Rome.
- 1964
Competed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
- 1967
Kabul Golf Club was opened.
- 1968
Competed at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
- 1972
Competed at the Summer Olympics in Munich.
- 1980
Competed in the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
- 1984
Boycotted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
- 1985
Afghanistan National Gymnastic Federation was established.
- 1988
Competed at the Summer Olympics in Seoul.
- 1993
The Kabul Golf Club was reopened.
- 1996
Competed at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
- 1998
Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) was established. 1999
- 2002
Afghanistan was reinstated and allowed to once again compete in Olympic competition.
- 2004
Afghanistan returned to the Olympic Games at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
- 2006
Afghanistan participated in the Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar. Afghanistan Football Federation was also established in the same year.
- 2007
Afghanistan participated in the Asian Winter Games, held in Changchun, China. In addition to this, the National Basketball Association of Afghanistan was established and bodybuilding club for women was inaugurated in Parwan province in this year.
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