Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Belarus at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Belarus.svg
IOC code BLR
NOC Belarus Olympic Committee
Website www.noc.by  (in Russian and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors101 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Hanna Marusava
Mikita Tsmyh
Flag bearer (closing) Ilya Palazkov
Medals
Ranked 45th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1900–1912)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (1924–1936)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1992)

Belarus 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Contents

Background

IOC sanctions

For several years, the Belarus Olympic Committee (NOC RB) has been accused of political discrimination in its selection and treatment of athletes. Accusations and athlete tensions came to a head in 2020 after the disputed re-election of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, also the NOC RB chairman at the time, and the widespread protests that followed. The NOC RB was allegedly associated with the torture of athletes who have spoken out against Lukashenko, which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been investigating. [2]

Before the Games, the IOC restricted the NOC RB for athletes' rights violations twice (the first in December 2020 and the second in March 2021). The 2020 measures included the banning of all NOC RB officials from Olympic events; the suspension of financial support from the NOC RB; the active involvement of political neutrality for Belarusian athletes; the Belarusian ban from hosting any Olympic events; and the request of all other Olympic members to accept the measures in the interest of the safety of Belarusian athletes. [3] The 2021 measures reiterated the previous set, as well as stating that the IOC did not acknowledge NOC RB officials holding the government positions and requesting that Olympic selection in Belarus proved non-political. [4]

After the second sanctions in March 2021, and the IOC did not recognize the NOC RB leadership election results in the same month, other national committees and sports organizations heeded a plea for Belarus to get banned from the rescheduled Tokyo 2020, forcing the athletes to compete independently under the Olympic flag. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ivan Litvinovich Gymnastics Men's trampoline 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Iryna Kurachkina Wrestling Women's freestyle 57 kg 5 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg 6 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk
Marharyta Makhneva
Nadzeya Papok
Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 7 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Maksim Nedasekau Athletics Men's high jump 1 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alina Harnasko Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 033
Artistic swimming 22
Athletics 121830
Boxing 404
Canoeing 61016
Cycling 224
Equestrian 202
Gymnastics 3710
Judo 213
Modern pentathlon 123
Rowing 235
Sailing 112
Shooting 123
Swimming 426
Tennis 213
Weightlifting 112
Wrestling 538
Total4858106

Archery

Three Belarusian archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. [5]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Karyna Dziominskaya Women's individual 64229Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Siddique  (BAN)
W 6–5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Valencia  (MEX)
L 3–7
Did not advance
Karyna Kazlouskaya 60761Flag of Mexico.svg  Valencia  (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance
Hanna Marusava 63339Flag of Germany.svg  Unruh  (GER)
W 6–4
Flag of Japan.svg  Yamauchi  (JPN)
W 6–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Boari  (ITA)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Karyna Dziominskaya
Karyna Kazlouskaya
Hanna Marusava
Women's team 188212Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 5–3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
W 5–3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 1–5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 1–5
4

Artistic swimming

Belarus fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by winning the bronze medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Vasilina Khandoshka
Daria Kulagina
Duet 87.21011088.0333175.243410 Q87.8000175.010111

Athletics

Belarusian 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): [6] [7]

Belarusian athletes were scheduled to participate in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. On July 28, two athletes, Hanna Mikhailava (Belarusian : Ганна Міхайлава; Russian : Анна Михайлова) and Krystsina Muliarchyk (Belarusian : Крысціна Мулярчык; Russian : Кристина Мулярчик), were declared ineligible due to insufficient number of doping tests made. [8] [9] This situation forced Belarusian sport authorities to replace them. Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (100 m and 200 m) was chosen to be one of the substitutes; however, she claimed that this decision was made without her consent and criticized the national sport authorities. [10] [11]

On 1 August 2021, Tsimanouskaya was expelled from further competitions by the national sports authorities, reportedly as a consequence of her criticism. On the same day, the Belarusian sports officials tried to put her on a plane against her will. She sought the protection of police in Tokyo airport and declared that she was not planning to return to Belarus. [12] [13] According to the national athletics team officials, she was expelled for her "emotional and psychological state" after medical examination, but Tsimanouskaya denied that statement. [14] She asked the International Olympic Committee for help. [15]

The four athletes who eventually contested the event Aliaksandra Khilmanovich, Yuliya Bliznets, Elvira Herman and Asteria Uzo Limai came last of all nations in the heats and did not advance. [16]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Vitali Parakhonka 110 m hurdles 13.615Did not advance
Aliaksandr Liakhovich 20 km walk 1:31:2845
Dzmitry Dziubin 50 km walk 4:00:2522
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 100 m Bye11.474Did not advance
200 m DNSDid not advance
Elvira Herman 100 m hurdles 12.954 Q12.715Did not advance
Yuliya Bliznets
Elvira Herman
Aliaksandra Khilmanovich
Asteria Limai
4 × 400 m relay 3:33.008Did not advance
Volha Mazuronak Marathon 2:29:065
Nina Savina 2:38:4150
Anastasiya Rarouskaya 20 km walk 1:35:0923
Viktoryia Rashchupkina 1:43:3349
Anna Terlyukevich 1:37:2231
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Dzmitry Nabokau High jump 2.25=14Did not advance
Maksim Nedasekau 2.2812 q2.37 NR Bronze medal icon.svg
Yauheni Bahutski Discus throw 58.6527Did not advance
Aliaksei Katkavets Javelin throw 82.729 q83.716
Pavel Mialeshka 82.6411 q82.2810
Hleb Dudarau Hammer throw 71.6027Did not advance
Ivan Tsikhan 74.5718Did not advance
Yury Vasilchanka 74.0019Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Long jump 6.5514Did not advance
Viyaleta Skvartsova Triple jump 14.0518Did not advance
Karyna Demidik High jump 1.90=19Did not advance
Iryna Zhuk Pole vault 4.55=8 q4.508
Aliona Dubitskaya Shot put 18.893 Q18.739
Tatsiana Khaladovich Javelin throw 60.7813Did not advance
Hanna Malyshchyk Hammer throw 70.8013Did not advance
Nastassia Maslava 65.1528Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Vitali Zhuk Result11.046.9316.231.9649.2214.9547.015.1059.494:42.57813113
Points852797865767851856808941730664

Boxing

Belarus entered four male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Dzmitry Asanau scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dzmitry Asanau Men's lightweight Flag of Jordan.svg  Al-Kasbeh  (JOR)
W 5-0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Oliveira  (BRA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Aliaksandr Radzionau Men's welterweight Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekinci  (TUR)
W 3–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  McCormack  (GBR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Vitali Bandarenka Men's middleweight Flag of the United States.svg  Isley  (USA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Uladzislau Smiahlikau Men's heavyweight ByeFlag of Samoa.svg  Plodzicki-Faoagali  (SAM)
W 4–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nyika  (NZL)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Belarusian canoeists qualified a total of eight boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [17]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aleh Yurenia K-1 1000 m 3:43.4441 SFBye3:27.3236 FB3:27.19012
Mikita Borykau
Aleh Yurenia
K-2 1000 m 3:18.9525 QF3:10.1261 SF3:18.8753 FA3:17.7697
Mikita Borykau
Ilya Fedarenka
Uladzislau Litvinau
Dzmitry Natynchyk
K-4 500 m 1:22.8963 QF1:23.8482 SF1:24.2063 FA1:24.5105
Women
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alena Nazdrova C-1 200 m 46.7313 QF46.9501 SF48.1205 FB48.08511
Nadzeya Makarchanka
Daryna Pikuleva
C-2 500 m 2:09.7996 QF2:04.9513 SF2:07.2055 FB2:04.35110
Volha Khudzenka K-1 500 m 1:50.7323 SFBye1:52.7553 FB1:55.93314
Maryna Litvinchuk 1:49.6062 SFBye1:56.3865 FC1:57.05722
Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk
K-2 500 m 1:43.3772 SFBye1:37.1983 FA1:37.6476
Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk
Marharyta Makhneva
Nadzeya Papok
K-4 500 m 1:34.7853 QF1:35.5341 SF1:36.6722 FA1:36.073Silver medal icon.svg

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal round; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal round

Cycling

Road

Belarus entered one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road races, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. [18]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Aleksandr Riabushenko Men's road race 6:21:4666
Alena Amialiusik Women's road race 3:55:0517
Women's time trial 33:21.4116

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belarus entered two riders to compete each in the men's and women's omnium, respectively, based on their final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsPointsRank
Yauheni Karaliok Men's omnium 186141418610507612
Tatsiana Sharakova Women's omnium 112015121941403616

Equestrian

Belarus entered two eventing riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the second and third of six available slots, respectively, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Belarusian roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe). [19] Belarus later withdrew from competing in dressage.

Belarusian individuals for eventing were named on June 30, 2021. [20] Aliaksandr Faminou and Martinie withdrew before the competition began. [21]

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Alexander Zelenko Carlo Grande Jr Individual 31.001861.6092.6046WithdrewDid not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Belarus initially entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Anastasiya Alistratava booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing fifteenth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [22] On the men's side, Rio 2016 Olympian Andrey Likhovitskiy received a spare berth from the apparatus events, as one of the seven highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the same tournament. Alistratava withdrew in July 2021, and her spot was given to teammate Hanna Traukova. [23] Likhovitskiy also withdrew; however, his spot was given to Czech gymnast David Jessen. [24] [25]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Hanna Traukova All-around 12.60011.96610.83310.83346.23277Did not advance

Rhythmic

Belarus qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 16 (for individual) and top 5 (for group), respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Baku. [26] The athletes for both the individual and group all-around were announced on 23 June 2021. [27]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Alina Harnasko Individual 26.40027.20023.90021.75099.2504 Q26.50027.50027.40021.100102.700Bronze medal icon.svg
Anastasiia Salos 25.70026.30024.55022.60099.1505 Q25.42523.00024.95021.80095.1758
AthletesEventQualificationFinal
5 apps3+2 appsTotalRank5 apps.3+2 appsTotalRank
Hanna Haidukevich
Anastasiya Malakanava
Anastasiya Rybakova
Arina Tsitsilina
Karyna Yarmolenka
Group 36.00043.65079.6508 Q45.75038.30084.0505

Trampoline

Belarus qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline by finishing in the top eight at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [28] An additional spot was earned through the 2019-2020 Trampoline World Cup series.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Uladzislau Hancharou Men's 113.4002 Q60.5654
Ivan Litvinovich 113.5551 Q61.715Gold medal icon.svg

Judo

Belarus entered two judoka (one men and one women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [29]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dzmitry Minkou Men's −66 kg Flag of Qatar.svg  El-Idrissi  (QAT)
W 10–00
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Yondonperenlei  (MGL)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Maryna Slutskaya Women's +78 kg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Wood  (TTO)
W 10–00
Flag of South Korea.svg  Han M-j  (KOR)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mikita Sviryd Men's -100 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Frey  (GER)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Belarusian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Iryna Prasiantsova secured her selection in the women's race by winning the bronze medal and finishing second among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England. [30] She was joined by her fellow rookie Volha Silkina, who booked her place with a gold-medal victory at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. [31] Iryna Prasiantsova doesn't participate because only 2 quotas for NOC are available.

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPoints
Ilya Palazkov Men's 24-11032442:01.151430883.212926211:35.7824605141917
Anastasiya Prokopenko Women's 18-170152082:25.013426083.492228311:49.38459113428
Volha Silkina 21-141122172:15.221728089.072327412:59.8123521129218

Rowing

Belarus qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's pair and women's lightweight double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. [32] [33] Another Belarusian rower scored a runner-up finish to book one of the remaining boats available in the women's single sculls at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [34]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
Men's pair 7:05.654 R6:52.823 SA/B6:30.665 FB6:25.888
Tatsiana Klimovich Women's single sculls 7:51.862 QFBye8:09.044 SC/D7:33.782 FC7:39.5313
Alena Furman
Ina Nikulina
Women's lightweight double sculls 7:10.154 R7:26.992 SA/B6:54.786 FB6:57.8411

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Belarusian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas. [35] [36]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Mikita Tsirkun Men's RS:X 171023172619211218232020EL20018
Tatiana Drozdovskaya Women's Laser Radial 2522202520817192319EL17321

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Belarusian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 6 June 2021. [37]

Set to compete at her sixth consecutive Games, Viktoria Chaika earned a direct place in the women's 10 m air pistol as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Yury Shcherbatsevich Men's 10 m air rifle 626.615Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 11768 Q406.37
Viktoria Chaika Women's 10 m air pistol 57611Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 57136Did not advance
Maria Martynova Women's 10 m air rifle 624.324Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 116617Did not advance
Yury Shcherbatsevich
Maria Martynova
Mixed 10 m air rifle team 622.623Did not advance

Swimming

Belarusian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [38] [39]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ilya Shymanovich 100 m breaststroke 59.33=9 Q59.087 Q59.368
Mikita Tsmyh 100 m backstroke 54.8833Did not advance
Yauhen Tsurkin 100 m butterfly 52.9042Did not advance
Artsiom Machekin
Ilya Shymanovich
Mikita Tsmyh
Yauhen Tsurkin
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.8212Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anastasiya Shkurdai 100 m freestyle 55.1728Did not advance
100 m backstroke DNSDid not advance
100 m butterfly 56.997 Q57.198 Q57.058
Alina Zmushka 100 m breaststroke 1:07.5821Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:27.5926Did not advance
Nastassia Karakouskaya
Anastasiya Kuliashova
Anastasiya Shkurdai
Alina Zmushka
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:00.4912Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Anastasiya Kuliashova
Anastasiya Shkurdai
Ilya Shymanovich
Mikita Tsmyh
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:46.3512Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Egor Gerasimov Men's singles Flag of France.svg  Simon  (FRA)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg  Fognini  (ITA)
L 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Did not advance
Ilya Ivashka Flag of France.svg  Monfils  (FRA)
W 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kukushkin  (KAZ)
W 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Flag of Japan.svg  Nishikori  (JPN)
L 6–7(7–9), 0–6
Did not advance
Egor Gerasimov
Ilya Ivashka
Men's doubles Flag of New Zealand.svg  Daniell /
Venus  (NZL)
L 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Did not advance
Aryna Sabalenka Women's singles Flag of Poland.svg  Linette  (POL)
W 6–2, 6–1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Vekić  (CRO)
L 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Belarusian weightlifters qualified for two quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021. [40]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Yauheni Tsikhantsou Men's –96 kg 1736201DNF173DNF
Darya Naumava Women's –76 kg 103613152345

Wrestling

Belarus qualified eight wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg and women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Belarusian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary. [41] [42] Another Belarusian wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's freestyle 74 kg to complete the nation's roster at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [43]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov Men's−74 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Garzón  (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of the United States.svg  Dake  (USA)
W 4–0 ST
Flag of Italy.svg  Chamizo  (ITA)
W 3–1 PP
ByeFlag placeholder.svg  Sidakov  (ROC)
L 0–3 PO
Silver medal icon.svg
Ali Shabanau Men's−86 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor  (USA)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advanceFlag of San Marino.svg  Amine  (SMR)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16
Aliaksandr Hushtyn Men's –97 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Salas  (CUB)
L 3-4 PP
Did not advance12
Dzianis Khramiankou Men's –125 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkhtör  (MGL)
L 1–3 PO
Did not advance9
Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Women's −53 kg Flag of Romania.svg  Ana  (ROU)
W 4–0 ST
Flag of India.svg  Phogat  (IND)
W 5–0 VT
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Qy  (CHN)
L 2–2 PP
ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Winchester  (USA)
W 5–0 VT
Bronze medal icon.svg
Iryna Kurachkina Women's −57 kg Flag of India.svg  Malik  (IND)
W 3–1 PP
Flag placeholder.svg  Koblova  (ROC)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nikolova  (BUL)
W 4–0 ST
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Kawai  (JPN)
L 0–3 PO
Silver medal icon.svg
Vasilisa Marzaliuk Women's −76 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Rotter-Focken  (GER)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advanceFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Q  (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kiryl Maskevich Men's −87 kg Flag of Egypt.svg  Metwally  (EGY)
L 1–4 SP
Did not advance15

Controversies

Disqualification of Belarusian athletes

On 28 July 2021, The Athletics Integrity Unit announced that Belarus was one of several countries which had failed to meet the minimum drug testing requirements as per "Rule 15", which requires at least three no-notice outside of competition blood and urine drug tests no less than three weeks apart for three of their athletics competitors. [44] As such, three unnamed athletes were disqualified from participating in their events. [45] It was later revealed that two of these athletes were runners Hanna Mikhailava and Krystsina Muliarchyk. [8]

Removal of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya from Belarusian team

Tsimanouskaya qualified to participate at the Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events only. After several Belarusian athletes were disqualified due to not meeting the minimum drug testing requirements, national sport authorities entered her into the 4 × 400 m relay in addition to her planned events. Tsimanouskaya claimed that this decision was made without her consent and criticized the national sport authorities publicly on her Instagram account. [46] [47] On 1 August 2021, she was allegedly taken to Haneda Airport forcibly by the Belarus Olympic Committee. She refused to board a flight back to Belarus, [48] and asked both the International Olympic Committee and Japan for assistance. [49]

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