Country/Region | Mauritius |
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Code | MRI |
Created | 1971 |
Recognized | 1972 |
Continental Association | ANOCA |
President | Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun |
Secretary General | Al-Yousouf Bayjoo |
Website | mauritiusolympic |
The Mauritius Olympic Committee (IOC code: MRI) is the National Olympic Committee representing Mauritius.
Mauritius competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Mauritius competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Indian Ocean Island Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the island nations and territories of Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the Maldives. The number of athletes who participate has increased over the years, it went from 1000 athletes in 1979 to over 1500 participants in 2003 and 2007 and over 2000 participants in 2019.
Mauritius competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Mauritius first participated at the Olympic Games in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Mauritius also supported the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Louis Richarno Colin is a Mauritian boxer best known to be All Africa champ 2011.
Mauritius sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Two athletes represented the country in athletics and swimming.
Mauritius participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Mauritius made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. It was represented by two male competitors in track and field, Sarwan Custnea and Enrico Cytheree. Absent in 2000, Mauritius returned to the Paralympics in 2004 with two runners, one male and one female. The country again had two representatives in 2008: Souci, and male swimmer, Pascal Laperotine.
Mauritius competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 2 athletes, 1 man and 1 woman, but won no medals.
Mauritius competed its eighth consecutive Olympiad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
Two male athletes from Mauritius competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Mauritius competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa, commonly known as Roilya Ranaivosoa, is a Mauritian weightlifter of Malagasy descent, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Mauritius at international competitions.
Mauritius competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Mauritius participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 to 18 October 2018.
Mauritius 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. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Mauritius competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Mauritius competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was the team's 16th appearance at the Games.