Guyana at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Guyana at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guyana
IOC code	GUY
NOC	Guyana Olympic Association
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Chelsea Edghill Andrew Fowler
Flag bearer (closing)	Emanuel Archibald
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Guyana 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 eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent state, although it had previously represented in five other editions (1948 to 1964) under the name British Guiana. Guyana joined the African-led boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	2	3
Boxing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	0	1	1
Total	3	4	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guyanese athletes 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): ^{[2] [3]}

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 & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Emanuel Archibald	Men's 100 m	10.30	2 Q	10.41	9	Did not advance
Jasmine Abrams	Women's 100 m	Bye		11.49	7	Did not advance
Aliyah Abrams	Women's 400 m	—		51.44 SB	4 q	51.46	7	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guyana received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's featherweight boxer Keevin Allicock to the Olympics, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Keevin Allicock	Men's featherweight	de la Cruz  (DOM) L 0–5	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guyana 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]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrew Fowler	Men's 100 m freestyle	55.23	67	Did not advance
Aleka Persaud	Women's 50 m freestyle	27.76	55	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guyana received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to compete in the women's singles, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. ^{[6] [7]}

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chelsea Edghill	Women's singles	Yee  (FIJ) W 4–1	Shin Y-b  (KOR) L 0–4	Did not advance

See also

• Guyana at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Who's who in Guyana's Tokyo Olympic Games team". Stabroek News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
6. "Chelsea Edghill Gains Qualification Spot to Represent Guyana at XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020". Guyana Times. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
7. "Singles and Mixed Doubles contenders confirmed for Tokyo". International Table Tennis Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.