Bolivia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Bolivia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bolivia.svg
IOC code BOL
NOC Bolivian Olympic Committee
Website www.cobol.org.bo  (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Karen Torrez
Gabriel Castillo
Flag bearer (closing) Ángela Castro
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bolivia 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Swimming 112
Tennis 101
Total325

Athletics

Bolivia received the universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one men and one women) to the Olympics. [2]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bruno Rojas Men's 100 m 10:645Did not advance
Ángela Castro Women's 20 km walk 1:42:2548

Swimming

Bolivia 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. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gabriel Castillo Men's 100 m backstroke 58.2439Did not advance
Karen Torrez Women's 50 m freestyle 25.77=35Did not advance

Tennis

Bolivia entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Sydney 2000. Following the late withdrawals of several tennis players, Hugo Dellien (world no. 129) accepted a spare berth previously allocated to one of the original top 56 entrants to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP Entry Rankings of June 14, 2021, signifying the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2000. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Hugo Dellien Men's singles Flag of Serbia.svg  Djokovic  (SRB)
L 2–6, 2–6
Did not advance

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References

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