Bahrain at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Bahrain at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bahrain.svg
IOC code BRN
NOC Bahrain Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors32 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Noor Yussuf Abdulla
Husain Al-Sayyad
Flag bearer (closing) Husain Mahfoodh
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bahrain competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kalkidan Gezahegne Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 9514
Boxing 101
Handball 14014
Shooting 011
Swimming 112
Total25732

Athletics

Bahraini athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
Men
Birhanu Balew Birhanu Balew Rio 2016.jpg
Birhanu Balew
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sadik Mikhou 1500 m 3:42.878Did not advance
Birhanu Balew 5000 m 13:39.425 Q13:03.206
Dawit Fikadu 13:44.0314 qR13:20.24 SB15
John Kibet Koech 3000 m steeplechase DNFDid not advance
Alemu Bekele Marathon DNF
Shumi Dechasa DNF
El-Hassan El-Abbassi 2:15:5625
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kalkidan Gezahegne 10000 m 29:56.18Silver medal icon.svg
Aminat Yusuf Jamal 400 m hurdles 55.90 SB7Did not advance
Winfred Mutile Yavi 3000 m steeplechase 9:10.801 Q9:19.7410
Eunice Chumba Marathon 2:29:367
Tejitu Daba DNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Abdelrahman Mahmoud Men's shot put 20.1422Did not advance

Boxing

Bahrain entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Belarusian-born Danis Latypov topped the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in the men's super heavyweight division to secure a place on the Bahraini team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Danis Latypov Men's super heavyweight Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Abdullayev  (AZE)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Handball

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bahrain men's Men's tournament Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
L 31–32
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
L 25–26
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
L 21–31
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 32–30
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
L 20–30
4Flag of France.svg  France
L 28–42
Did not advance

Men's tournament

Bahrain men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar, signifying the nation's debut in the sport. [4]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 11 July 2021. [5] On 27 July, Komail Mahfoodh was replaced by Bilal Basham Askani. [6]

Head coach: Flag of Iceland.svg Aron Kristjánsson

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Husain Mahfoodh (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 20)1.86 m515 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli
3CB Ali Abdulla Eid (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30)1.75 m69125 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
8RB Hassan Mirza (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 23)1.65 m3026 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Tadhamun
9LW Hasan Al-Samahiji (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 30)1.77 m72253 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli
15LB Mohamed Abdulredha (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 31)1.86 m6492 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli
18RW Ahmed Jalal (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 23)1.68 m74137 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Shabab
19P Mohamed Merza (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 34)1.84 m89158 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
21GK Mohamed Abdulhusain (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 31)1.75 m25915 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
27RW Bilal Basham Askani (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 30)1.65 m75110 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
50CB Ahmed Al-Maqabi (1994-10-26)26 October 1994 (aged 26)1.75 m78103 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia SC
66LB Komail Mahfoodh (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 29)1.89 m74137 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
77RB Ali Merza (1988-07-07)7 July 1988 (aged 33)1.80 m159433 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
89LW Mahdi Saad (1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (aged 32)1.73 m129270 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
93LB Mohamed Habib (1993-07-20)20 July 1993 (aged 28)1.65 m300250 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mudhar
95CB Mohamed Mohamed (2001-02-07)7 February 2001 (aged 20)1.75 m300120 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
99CB Husain Al-Sayyad (c) (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 33)1.75 m4821200 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5401174139+358 [a] Quarter-finals
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5401154134+208 [a]
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5401144142+28 [a]
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 5104129149202 [b]
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5104143156132 [b]
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)5104146170242 [b]
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. 1 2 3 Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
24 July 2021
14:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg32–31Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Wanne 13(16–18) Habib 6
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26 July 2021
19:30
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg25–26Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Habib 8(15–14) Portela 6
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28 July 2021
09:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg31–21Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
J. Hansen 6(12–7)four players 3
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30 July 2021
11:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg32–30Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Al-Sayyad, Habib 7(17–16) Motoki 7
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1 August 2021
11:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg30–20Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
El-Ahmar 5(15–7) Habib 4
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Quarterfinal
3 August 2021
09:30
France  Flag of France.svg42–28Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9(21–14) Al-Sayyad 5
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Shooting

Bahrain granted an invitation from ISSF to send a women's skeet shooter to the Olympics, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Maryam Hassani Women's skeet 11224Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Bahrain received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Abdulla Ahmed Men's 100 m butterfly DSQDid not advance
Noor Yussuf Abdulla Women's 50 m freestyle 28.8760Did not advance

References

  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "Bahrain shock Qatar, qualify for Tokyo 2020". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. "16 لاعباً في القائمة النهائية لمنتخب اليد للمشاركة في أولمبياد طوكيو 2020" (in Arabic). bna.bh. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. "Tokyo 2020 Player Replacements". IHF. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.