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Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Collaboration With ISSA
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 1920 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.
Afghanistan began its participation in the Islamic Solidarity Games from the first edition in 2005 and also took part in the Baku 2017 and Konya 2021 editions.
Participation In Islamic Solidarity Games
Afghanistan has won a total of 7 Islamic Solidarity Games medals ahead of Riyadh 2025, all of them bronze. These came in the first edition in 2005 and the Baku 2017 edition.
The 6th Islamic Solidarity Games
ISG Riyadh 2025
Participation
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Participants
Sports
Medals
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Success Stories
Riyadh 2025
Mahdi Norowzi
Mahdi Norowzi, Afghanistan’s No. 4, made his mark at Riyadh 2025 by scoring the first goal of the Games. His 19th-minute finish opened the scoring in Afghanistan’s Futsal match and contributed to a dramatic 9–5 victory against Tajikistan.
Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Ta’if 2005
Nesar Ahmad Bahave
Afghan taekwondo athlete Nesar Ahmad Bahave made history by winning his country’s first-ever medal in the Islamic Solidarity Games — a bronze in the -72 kg taekwondo event during the inaugural edition in 2005.
Total Number of Medals Won across all previous ISG Participations
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7
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