Afghanistan at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Afghanistan at the 2017 Summer Universiade
IOC code	AFG
NOC	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Taipei, Taiwan 19 – 30 August 2017
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Universiade appearances
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Afghanistan participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan with 3 competitors in 2 sports, swimming and wushu.

Competitors

The following table lists Afghanistan's delegation per sport and gender.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Swimming	2	0	2
Wushu	1	0	1
Total	3	0	3

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Murtaza Naimee	50 metre backstroke	45.75[2]	60	did not advance
	50 metre freestyle	33.40[3]	81	did not advance
Ali Asghar Nazari	50 metre butterfly	DNS [4]	—	did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	1:05.99[5]	93	did not advance

Wushu

Main article: Wushu at the 2017 Summer Universiade

One Afghan wushu practitioner, Mohammad Hasib Mohsini, competed in the men's sanda (Chinese kickboxing) 60 kg event. He was defeated in the first match by Lucas Luciano Queiroz Pereira of Brazil, who won both rounds.

Men's sanda

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammad Hasib Mohsini	Men's sanda 60 kg	Lucas Luciano Queiroz Pereira (BRA) L 0–2[6]	did not advance

References

Results

1. "NUSF Overview Afghanistan".
2. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Swimming) Results Men's 50m Backstroke Heat 1". Data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 8 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Swimming) Results Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1". Data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 8 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Swimming) Results Men's 50m Butterfly Heat 1". Data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 8 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Swimming) Results Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1". Data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 8 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Wushu) Results Men's Sanda - 60kg Preliminary Bout 1". Data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 8 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}