Myanmar at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Myanmar at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Myanmar.svg
IOC code MYA
NOC Myanmar Olympic Committee
Website www.myasoc.org  (in Burmese)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening) N/A
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Myanmar 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previous competed in most editions under the name Burma. Myanmar did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2] [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Badminton 011
Shooting 101
Total112

Badminton

Myanmar entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Thet Htar Thuzar was selected to compete in the women's singles at the Games based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings, marking the country's debut in the sport. [4] [5]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Thet Htar Thuzar Women's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tunjung  (INA)
L (11–21, 8–21)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tan  (BEL)
L (6–21, 8–21)
3Did not advance

Shooting

Myanmar received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's air pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on his minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 5, 2021. [6]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Ye Tun Naung Men's 10 m air pistol 57614Did not advance

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