TAJIKISTAN

Capital: Dushanbe

NOC Recognition Year: 1993

Asian Games Debut: 1994

Tajikistan first participated at the Asian Games in 1994 in Hiroshima where they picked up two bronze medals.

Their wait for a first gold medal came to an end at Doha 2006 thanks to Dilshod Nazarov's men's hammer throw victory and boxer Jahon Qurbonov's triumph in the light heavyweight competition.

There were also bronze medals for judo player Rasul Boqiev and taekwondo fighter Shokirjon Rajabov as Tajikistan produced their best Asian Games performance.

Nazarov went on to win further golds at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014 before earning a silver at Jakarta-Palembang 2018.

At Hangzhou 2022, Tajikistan won two golds, a silver an four bronze to end 24th.