| Myanmar at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MYA |
| NOC | Myanmar Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Myanmar is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's eighteenth appearances at the Summer Olympics, since the official debut at the 1948, which competed mostly under the name Burma.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | Handball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 0 | 13 | 13 |
Myanmar entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Thet Htar Thuzar secured her spots through the release of final BWF Road to Paris 2024 ranking. [1] [2]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Thet Htar Thuzar | Women's singles | |||||||||
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