| Noc: | AFG |
| Nocname: | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 5 (4 men and 1 woman) |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer Close: | N/A |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Afghanistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=100 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Afghanistan received universality slots from World Athletics to send two athletes to the Olympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi | Men's 100 m | 11.04 PB | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Kamia Yousufi | Women's 100 m | 13.29 NR | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Afghanistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met, marking the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[3]
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Afghanistan received a universality invitation from FINA to send one top-ranked swimmers in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Afghanistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission.[4]