Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Niger at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Niger.svg
IOC code NIG
NOC Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Roukaya Mahamane
Abdoul Razak Issoufou
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Niger 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] It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Nigerien athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the US-led boycotts, respectively.

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Judo 101
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 112
Total437

Athletics

Nigerien athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Badamassi Saguirou Men's 100 m 10.87 PB7Did not advance
Aminatou Seyni Women's 200 m 22.72 SB3 Q22.54 NR 5Did not advance

Judo

Niger qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Ismael Alhassane accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ismael Alhassane Men's −66 kg Flag of France.svg  Le Blouch  (FRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

Niger 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]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alassane Seydou Men's 50 m freestyle 24.7550Did not advance
Roukaya Mahamane Women's 50 m freestyle 32.2176Did not advance

Taekwondo

Niger entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 silver medalist and 2017 world champion Abdoul Razak Issoufou qualified directly for the second time in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, Tekiath Ben Yessouf secured the remaining spot on the Nigerien squad with a top two finish in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco. [6] [7]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdoul Razak Issoufou Men's +80 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gbané  (CIV)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Tekiath Ben Yessouf Women's −57 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Hamada  (JPN)
W 11–6
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Minina  (ROC)
L 10–15
Did not advanceFlag of Greece.svg  Tzeli  (GRE)
W 2–0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lo C-l  (TPE)
L 6–10
5

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