The 9th SAF Games was scheduled in 2001 in
Islamabad . This was postponed thrice due the war in neghbouring
Afghanistan. This finally took place in 2004. In the 2004
Islamabad SAF Games ,
Afghanistan became the 8th nation to participate in the games and showed good results by winning 1 gold, 3 silver and 28 bronze medals . This was a great achievement for a country which was torn part by more than 2 decades of war. After the fall of
Taliban , the new government gave enough opportunities to various talents in the country . The SAF Games gave an ideal platform for the athletes from war strike country to show their talents and skills.
Sports
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Archery
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Football
* Hockey
* Judo
* Kabaddi
* Karate
* Rowing
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* Shooting
* Squash
* Swimming
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
* Wushu
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