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Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee and abbreviated AFG. 6 athletes from Afghanistan competed in 5 sports in Athens, Greece.
Afghanistan first competed in the Olympics in 1936, but missed many Olympics under Taliban rule. Afghanistan returned to Olympic competition in 2004, including female athletes (Friba Razayee and Robina Muqim Yaar ) for the first time in the country's history. In 2004, the Afghani athletes were attempting to improve upon Afghanistan's best finish, Mohammed Ebrahimi 's fifth place in wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres:
- Masound Azizi - Round 1: 11.66 s (79th place)
Women's 100 metres:
- Robina Muqim Yaar - Round 1, 14.14 s (NR, did not advance)
Boxing
One boxer from Afghanistan competed at the 2004 games.
- Basharmal Sultani - 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 Razayee
Taekwondo
- Nisar Ahmad Bahave
Wrestling
- Bashir Ahmad Rahmati
Ofiicials
- President: Anwar Jekdalek
- Secretary General: Seyed Ahmad Zia Muzafari
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