Libya at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Libya at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Libya.svg
IOC code LBA
NOC Libyan Olympic Committee
Website olympic.ly  (in Arabic)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors4 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Alhussein Ghambour
Flag bearer (closing) Ali Omar
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Libya 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 twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; seven of them were represented by the Libyan athletes under the name Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 011
Judo 101
Rowing 101
Swimming 101
Total314

Athletics

Libya received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics. [2]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hadel Aboud Women's 100 m 12.70 PB5Did not advance

Judo

Libya qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Ali Omar accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ali Omar Men's +100 kg Flag of Romania.svg  Simionescu  (ROU)
L 00–10		Did not advance

Rowing

Libya qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by topping the field in the B-final and securing the last of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. [4]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Al-Hussein Gambour Men's single sculls 7:52.375 R7:57.884 SE/FBye7:55.983 FE7:47.6429

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

Swimming

Libya received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Audai Hassouna Men's 200 m freestyle 1:56.2739Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification". International Rowing Federation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.


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