Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Afghanistan
returned to the Olympic Games at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
Afghanistan was banned from Olympic competition in 1999, during Taliban rule, but was reinstated in 2002. http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901040419-610030,00.html At the 2004 Games, female athletes (Friba Razayee
and Robina Muqimyar
) represented Afghanistan for the first time in the country's history. In 2004, the Afghan athletes were attempting to improve upon Afghanistan's best finish, Mohammed Ebrahimi's fifth place in wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
.
Women's 100 metres
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
returned to the Olympic Games at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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Afghanistan was banned from Olympic competition in 1999, during Taliban rule, but was reinstated in 2002. http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901040419-610030,00.html At the 2004 Games, female athletes (Friba Razayee
Friba Razayee
Friba Rezayee is an Afghan judoka. In 2004, along with Robina Muqimyar, she was the first Afghan woman to participate in the Olympic Games....
and Robina Muqimyar
Robina Muqimyar
Robina Jalali, also known as Robina Muqimyar is a former Olympic athlete who represented Afghanistan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and in 30 international events competing in the 100 meter sprint....
) represented Afghanistan for the first time in the country's history. In 2004, the Afghan athletes were attempting to improve upon Afghanistan's best finish, Mohammed Ebrahimi's fifth place in wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres- Masound Azizi — round 1: 11.66 s (79th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Robina MuqimyarRobina MuqimyarRobina Jalali, also known as Robina Muqimyar is a former Olympic athlete who represented Afghanistan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and in 30 international events competing in the 100 meter sprint....
— round 1, 14.14 s (NR, did not advance)
Boxing
One boxer from Afghanistan competed at the 2004 games.- Basharmal SultaniBasharmal SultaniBasharmal Sultani is an Afghan Olympic athlete, who competed in boxing in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was invited to participate by the International Olympic Committee.-References:...
— welterweight, defeated in round of 32
Judo
Afghanistan's entrant into the judo competition is one of the first two females to compete internationally from Afghanistan.- Friba RazayeeFriba RazayeeFriba Rezayee is an Afghan judoka. In 2004, along with Robina Muqimyar, she was the first Afghan woman to participate in the Olympic Games....
— Defeated in round of 32
Wrestling
- Bashir Ahmad Rahmati — Defeated in pool F of men's freestyle 55 kilograms (0-2)