Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

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from 18 August to 2 September 2018. This event marks as the seventh appearance for Tajikistan since 1994 Hiroshima Games. The best achievement by medals was in 2006 Doha by collecting 2 gold and 2 bronze medals. At the last edition in

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, Tajikistan captured a gold, a silver, and 3 bronze medals, made the country standing in 23rd position, as their best ranking since the first occasion. Tajikistan sent more than 80 athletes competing in 16 sporting events at this Games. Wrestler Rustam Iskandari assigned as a

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at the opening ceremony parade.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Tajikistan that participated at the Games:

Archery

;Recurve

Athletics

Tajikistan entered six athletes (5 men's and 1 women) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

Boxing

;Men ;Women

Canoeing

Tajikistan participated in the canoeing with six men's athlete who competing in six different events.

Sprint

Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Football

Tajikistan Football Federation The Tajikistan Football Federation (russian: Федерация футбола Таджикистана; tg, Федеросиюни футболи Тоҷикистон, Federosijuni futboli Toçikiston, or FFT) is the governing body of football i ...

entered their women's team to participate at the Games, and were drawn in the Group B at the Games. ;Summary

Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group B ---- ----

Ju-jitsu

;Men

Judo

Tajikistan participated in Judo at the games with 8 athletes. ;Men ;Women

Karate

Tajikistan participated in the karate competition at the Games with three athletes (2 men's and 1 women).

Kurash

Tajikistan participated in the kurash competition with seven male athletes. ;Men

Sambo

Tajikistan participated in the sambo competition with four men's athletes.

Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Mixed team

Swimming

Tajikistan prepared their athletes who will compete at the Games. ;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Tajikistan competed in taekwondo event with four athletes (3 men's and 1 women). ;Kyorugi

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

Tajikistan put-up 9 men's wrestlers at the Games. Six wrestlers competed in the freestyle event, while 3 wrestlers in the Greco-Roman events. ;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

Wushu

;Sanda

References

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