Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Refugee Olympic Team at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic flag.svg
Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag
IOC code EOR
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors29 in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Yusra Mardini
Tachlowini Gabriyesos
Flag bearer (closing) Hamoon Derafshipour
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as independent Olympic participants. [1]

Contents

The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés. [1] This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Games.

For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program. [2]

At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first.

Team selection

The team was selected on 8 June 2021, [1] [3] represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).

AthleteCountry of originHost NOCSportEvent
Dorian Keletela Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Athletics Men's 100 m
Rose Lokonyen Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Athletics Women's 800 m
James Chiengjiek Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Athletics Men's 800 m
Anjelina Lohalith Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Athletics Women's 1500 m
Paulo Amotun Lokoro Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Athletics Men's 1500 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Athletics Men's 5000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Athletics Men's marathon
Aram Mahmoud Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Badminton Men's singles
Wessam Salamana Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Boxing Men's light welterweight
Eldric Sella Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Men's middleweight
Saeid Fazloula Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m
Masomah Ali Zada Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of France.svg  France Cycling Women's time trial
Ahmad Wais Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Cycling Men's time trial
Sanda Aldass Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Ahmad Alikaj Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Judo Mixed team
Muna Dahouk Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Javad Mahjoub Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Judo Mixed team
Popole Misenga Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Judo Mixed team
Nigara Shaheen Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Judo Mixed team
Wael Shueb Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Karate Men's kata
Hamoon Derafshipour Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Karate Men's kumite
Luna Solomon Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle
Alaa Maso Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle
Yusra Mardini Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly
Dina Pouryounes Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Taekwondo Women's –49 kg
Kimia Alizadeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Taekwondo Women's –57 kg
Abdullah Sediqi Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Taekwondo Men's –68 kg
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Weightlifting Men's –96 kg
Aker Al-Obaidi Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Wrestling Men's freestyle –67 kg

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 527
Badminton 101
Boxing 202
Canoeing 101
Cycling 112
Judo 336
Karate 202
Shooting 011
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 123
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 101
Total191029

Athletics

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dorian Keletela 100 m 10.331 Q10.418Did not advance
James Nyang Chiengjiek 800 m 2:02.048Did not advance
Paulo Amotun Lokoro 1500 m 3:51.7813Did not advance
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 5000 m 13.42.9813Did not advance
Tachlowini Gabriyesos Marathon 2:14:0216
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rose Lokonyen 800 m 2:11.87 PB8Did not advance
Anjelina Lohalith 1500 m 4:31.65 PB14Did not advance

Badminton

Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC. [4]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aram Mahmoud Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg  Christie  (INA)
L (8–21, 14–21)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Loh  (SGP)
L (15–21, 12–21)
3Did not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wessam Salamana Men's lightweight Flag of Brazil.svg  Oliveira  (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Eldric Sella Men's middleweight Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Cedeño  (DOM)
LRSC
Did not advance
Key

Canoeing

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Saeid Fazloula Men's K-1 1000 m 3:52.6314 QF3:52.6144Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ahmad Wais Men's time trial 1:08:40.4638
Masomah Ali Zada Women's time trial 44:04.3125

Judo

Javad Mahjoub Javad Mahjoub.jpg
Javad Mahjoub
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ahmad Alikaj Men's −73 kg Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Makhmadbekov  (TJK)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Popole Misenga Men's −90 kg ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Tóth  (HUN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Javad Mahjoub Men's +100 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Frey  (GER)
W 01–00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Krpálek  (CZE)
L 00–11
Did not advance
Sanda Aldass Women's −57 kg Flag of Serbia.svg  Perišić  (SRB)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Muna Dahouk Women's −63 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  del Toro  (CUB)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Nigara Shaheen Women's −70 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Portela  (BRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sanda Aldass
Ahmad Alikaj
Muna Dahouk
Javad Mahjoub
Popole Misenga
Nigara Shaheen
Team Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Karate

Kumite
AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hamoon Derafshipour Men's −67 kg Flag of France.svg  Da Costa  (FRA)
L 0–4
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Madera  (VEN)
W 9–3
Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Al-Masatfa  (JOR)
L 0–3
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Kalniņš  (LAT)
W 5–3
3Did not advance5
Kata
AthleteEventElimination roundRanking roundFinal / BM
ScoreRankScoreRankOpposition
Result
Rank
Wael Shueb Men's kata 23.306Did not advance

Shooting

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Luna Solomon Women's 10 m air rifle 605.950Did not advance

Swimming

Yusra Mardini Yusra Mardini portrait.png
Yusra Mardini
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alaa Maso Men's 50 m freestyle 23.3044Did not advance
Yusra Mardini Women's 100 m butterfly 1:06.7833Did not advance

Taekwondo

Kimia Alizadeh Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women 57g - 10.jpg
Kimia Alizadeh
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Sediqi Men's −68 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao S  (CHN)
L 20–22
Did not advance
Dina Pouryounes Women's −49 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Jy  (CHN)
L 3–26 PTG
Did not advance
Kimia Alizadeh Women's −57 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Kiani  (IRI)
W 18–9
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jones  (GBR)
W 16–12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Lj  (CHN)
W 9–8
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Minina  (ROC)
L 3–10
ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  İlgün  (TUR)
L 6–8
5

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II Men's −96 kg 155131951035010

Wrestling

Key:

Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Aker Al-Obaidi Men's −67 kg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Nasr  (TUN)
W 4–0 ST
Flag of Georgia.svg  Zoidze  (GEO)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance8

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