Nauru at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Nauru at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nauru.svg
IOC code NRU
NOC Nauru Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/nauru
in Tokyo
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Nancy Genzel Abouke
Jonah Harris
Flag bearer (closing) Nancy Genzel Abouke
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nauru competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nations seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1996.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Weightlifting 011
Total112

Athletics

Jonah Harris departs for the Tokyo Olympics, boarding a special IOC chartered flight. Jonah Harris.jpg
Jonah Harris departs for the Tokyo Olympics, boarding a special IOC chartered flight.

Nauru received a universality invitation from the World Athletics to send a single athlete to the Olympics. [2] Jonah Harris was the first ever (track and field) athlete of Nauru to participate at the Games.

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminariesRound 1SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jonah Harris Men's 100 m 11.01 SB5Did not advance

Weightlifting

Nauru received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Weightlifting Federation to send Nancy Genzel Abouke in the women's 76 kg category to the Olympics. [3]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Nancy Genzel Abouke Women's –76 kg 90131131020310

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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. "Weightlifting doping bans and Olympic invitation bring good news for Germany and Pakistan". Inside the Games. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.