Burundi at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Burundi at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BDI
NOC	Burundi National Olympic Committee
Website	www.bdiolympic.org
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	7 (4 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Belly-Cresus Ganira & Ange Ciella Niragira
Flag bearer (closing)	Ange Ciella Niragira
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Burundi competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was nation's eighth appearance at these games since their official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Judo	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	3	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burundian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each). ^{[1] [2]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Egide Ntakarutimana	Men's 5000 m	14:11.29	10	Did not advance
Rodrigue Kwizera	Men's 10000 m	—		DNS
Célestin Ndikumana				DNS
Francine Niyomukunzi	Women's 5000 m	15:01.42	5 Q	15:22.40	16
	Women's 10000 m	—		31:17.02 PB	14

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Burundi qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Ange Niragira (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ange Ciella Niragira	Women's –78 kg	Pacut-Kloczko  (POL) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Burundi sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Belly-Cresus Ganira	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.80	46	Did not advance
Lois Eliora Irishura	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.63	58	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
2. "Atletica 2000 Meeting - Results". World Athletics . Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 9 July 2024.