Nepal at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NEP |
NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Gaurika Singh Alexander Shah |
Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nepal, represented by the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), 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] Nepalese athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1964, with the exception of 1968.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nepal received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sarswati Chaudhary | Women's 100 m | 12.91 SB | 8 | Did not advance |
Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Soniya Bhatta in the women's extra-lightweight category (48 kg) to the Olympics. [3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Soniya Bhatta | Women's –48 kg | Dolgova (ROC) L 00–10 | Did not advance |
Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's air rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 5, 2021. [4]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kalpana Pariyar | Women's 10 m air rifle | 616.8 | 46 | Did not advance |
Nepal received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alexander Shah | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.41 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
Gaurika Singh | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.11 | 50 | Did not advance |
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