Bangladesh at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Bangladesh at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
IOC code BAN
NOC Bangladesh Olympic Association
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Diya Siddique
Mohammed Ariful Islam
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bangladesh 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. [1] It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 112
Athletics 101
Shooting 101
Swimming 112
Total426

Archery

For the first time in Olympic history, one Bangladeshi archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. [2]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Ruman Shana Men's individual 66217Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Hall  (GBR)
W 7–3		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Duenas  (CAN)
L 4–6		Did not advance
Diya Siddique Women's individual 63536Flag of Belarus.svg  Dziominskaya  (BLR)
L 5–6		Did not advance
Ruman Shana
Diya Siddique 		Mixed team 129716 Q—Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 0–6		Did not advance

Athletics

Bangladesh received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics. [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohammad Jahir Rayhan Men's 400 m 48.298Did not advance

Shooting

Bangladesh 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 fulfilled by June 5, 2021. [4]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Abdullah Hel Baki Men's 10 m air rifle 619.841Did not advance

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

Swimming

Bangladesh 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. [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohammed Ariful Islam Men's 50 m freestyle 24.8151Did not advance
Junayna Ahmed Women's 50 m freestyle 29.7868Did 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. ↑ "Bangladesh qualifies its first-ever archer to the Olympic Games". World Archery. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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