Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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Equatorial Guinea at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg
IOC code GEQ
NOC Comité Olímpico de Guinea Ecuatorial
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Flag bearerÉrica Mouwangui
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Equatorial Guinea participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. [1]

Equatorial Guinea country in Africa

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is the official language. As of 2015, the country had an estimated population of 1,222,245.

2018 Summer Youth Olympics 2018 edition of the Summer Youth Olympics

The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 6 and 18 October 2018. They were the first Summer Youth Olympic Games held outside of Asia, and the first Youth Games for either summer or winter held outside Eurasia. It was the second Olympic Games held in South America after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Buenos Aires Place in Argentina

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.

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Athletics (track and field)

Track & road events
AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2Final placing
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Érica Mouwangui Girls' 100 m 13.763013.212926.9729

Swimming

Boys
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andrés Akue 50 m freestyle 32.6152Did not advance
50 m breaststroke 44.8134Did not advance
Girls
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rita Ekomba 50 m breaststroke 49.2840Did not advance
50 m freestyle 42.2252Did not advance

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