Pakistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Pakistan.svg
IOC code PAK
NOC National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Website nocpakistan.org
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors10 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Mahoor Shahzad
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar
Flag bearer (closing) Arshad Nadeem
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Pakistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [1] [2] 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. [3] It was Pakistan's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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This Olympics was Pakistan's best performance since 2000 with both Talha Talib & Arshad Nadeem reaching the finals of their respective events. [4] [5] [6] [7] Gulfam Joseph also barely missed out on reaching the final of his event. [8] [9]

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Badminton 011
Judo 101
Shooting 303
Swimming 112
Weightlifting 101
Total7310

Athletics

Pakistani athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, [10] in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [11] [12]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Najma Parveen Women's 200 m 28.127did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Arshad Nadeem Men's javelin throw 85.163 Q84.625

Badminton

For the first time in history, Pakistan entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Mahoor Shahzad accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the women's singles. [13]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Mahoor Shahzad Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg  Yamaguchi  (JPN)
L (3–21, 8–21)		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Gilmour  (GBR)
L (14–21, 14– 21)		3Did not advance

Judo

Pakistan qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Shah Hussain Shah accepted a continental berth from the Asian zone as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [14]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Shah Hussain Shah Men's −100 kg Flag of Egypt.svg  Darwish  (EGY)
L 00–10
did not advance

Shooting

Pakistani shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [15]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 57215did not advance
Ghulam Mustafa Bashir 57910
Gulfam Joseph Men's 10 m air pistol 5789

Swimming

Pakistan 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. [16]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Muhammad Haseeb Tariq Men's 100 m freestyle 53.8162did not advance
Bisma Khan Women's 50 m freestyle 27.7856

Weightlifting

Pakistan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the IWF to send Talha Talib in the men's 67-kg category to the Olympics, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1976.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Talha Talib Men's –67 kg 150217073205

Non-competing sports

Equestrian

For the first time in history, Pakistan qualified one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa and Middle East). [17] [18] In September 2020, Azad Kashmir, who Usman Khan rode when he qualified, died after suffering a severe heart attack. Athletes and their horse qualify as a pair for the Olympics, leaving Khan's place at the Games in doubt. [19]

In 2021, Khan attempted to qualify aboard a new horse Kasheer, but failed to obtain the minimum eligibility requirements at the Sydney International Three-Day Event in May. The following outcome implied that he would not be eligible to start at the Olympics. Attempting to obtain the minimum requirements on back-to-back weeks was against the regulations set by FEI, [20] Khan competed the week after Sydney at an event in Naracoorte, where he suffered a rotational fall which resulted in the passing of Kasheer. [21]

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