What was the event that Afghanistan competed in for the first time in 2017 officially known as?
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Afghanistan at the Deaflympics Afghanistan competed at the Deaflympics for the first time during the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Turkey. Afghani team sent a five member delegation for the Deaflympic event held in 2017, which is the only Deaflympic event where Afghanistan took part. Afghanistan yet to earn a medal at the Deaflympics.
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2017 Summer Deaflympics The 2017 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 23rd Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that took place in Samsun, Turkey from July 18 to July 30, 2017. 3,148 athletes from 97 countries competed in 21 sports.
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June 2017 Kabul mosque attack On the night of 15 June 2017, a terrorist attack, involving a blast and gunfire, occurred at al-Zahra mosque, a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack on a crowded mosque killed several people, including a leader of Afghanistan's ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hussainzada. Meanwhile, according to an eyewitness, the entire mosque has been damaged in the siege. ISIL claimed to be responsible for the attack.
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Afghan presidential election, 2014 Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 5 April 2014, with a second round held on 14 June. Incumbent President Hamid Karzai was not eligible to run due to term limits. The registration period for presidential nominations was open from 16 September 2013 until 6 October 2013. A total of 27 candidates were confirmed to be running for office. However, on 22 October Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission disqualified 16 of the candidates, leaving only 11 in the race. By April 2014 three candidates gave up the race and decided to support some of the eight remaining candidates. Opinion polls showed Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani as the front-runners and indeed the results of the first round election had Abdullah in the lead and Ghani behind him. The second set of results came after the run-off on 14 June, two months after the first round. Preliminary results were expected on 2 July and the final result on 22 July. However, widespread accusations of fraud delayed these results. In September 2014, the Independent Election Commission named Ashraf Ghani the winner.
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Kazakhstan at the 2017 World Games Kazakhstan is scheduled to compete at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017.
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Senegal at the 2017 World Games Senegal is scheduled to compete at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017.
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2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship The 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship is the second edition of the limited-overs version of the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It is running from 2015 until 2017, in parallel with the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Following recent success both Ireland and Afghanistan have been promoted to the main One Day International (ODI) ranking table and will not compete in this tournament. Instead, Kenya and Nepal have been included in the tournament.
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Afghanistan at the 2008 Asian Beach Games Afghanistan competed at the 2008 Asian Beach Games held in Bali, Indonesia from October 18, 2008 to October 26, 2008. Afghanistan finished with 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal. Both medals were won in the sport of beach wrestling
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Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Baku Shooting Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 17 May 2017.
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2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (Korean: 2014년 아시안 게임 , "2014nyeon asian geim " ), officially known as the XVII Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and disciplines featured in the Games.
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Water polo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Water polo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held from 13 to 17 May 2017 at the Water Polo Arena in Baku.
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Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Pakistan is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26. The country is scheduled to compete in one sport (two disciplines).
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Football at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Football at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Azerbaijan from 8 to 21 May 2017.
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Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (IOC code: AFG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Afghanistan. Fahim Hashimy is the current president of the Committee.
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Afghanistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics Afghanistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Six Afghan athletes were selected for the Games, competing in 4 different sporting events. Rohullah Nikpai, who won Afghanistan's first ever Olympic medal at the 2008 Games, managed to repeat his bronze medal in the men's 68 kg taekwondo event for the second time.
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Dubai Marathon The Dubai Marathon (official name "Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon") is an annual marathon running race held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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Track and field at the 2015 Military World Games The track and field competition at the 2015 Military World Games was held from 4–8 October 2015 at the KAFAC Sports Complex in Mungyeong. The stadium is named after the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps. The marathon races took place on 11 October and followed a route around the city with a finish point at the track and field main stadium. A number of para-athletics exhibition events were added to the programme for the first time, covering men's and women's shot put, and track races over 100 m, 200 m, and 1500 m for men.
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Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar is an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the first time, but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support.
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Tour of Thailand The Tour of Thailand, officially the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Thailand. It is classified by the International Cycling Union as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It became category 2.1 since 2017.
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National Games of Pakistan The National Games of Pakistan is a multi-sport event held in Pakistan. It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different teams participate against each other. The games are organized by Pakistan Sports Board, Pakistan Olympic Association and the host province.First Edition of Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games was already take place in Islamabad
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Uzbekistan at the 2017 World Games Uzbekistan is scheduled to compete at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017.
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Brave 6: Kazakhstan Brave 6: Kazakhstan (also known as Brave 6 or 'Brave Kazakhstan') was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Saturday April 28, 2017 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate, Kazakh TV Claro Sports and OSN Sports.