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.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Afghanistan received universality slots fromÃÂ World AthleticsÃÂ to send two athletes to the Olympics.
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.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)</small>
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. Fahim Anwari was the only swimmer to represent Afghanistan in Tokyo, having competed in the Men's 50 m freestyle event. He did not advance to the semifinals, placing 69th in the heats.
Afghanistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission.