Saudi Arabia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Saudi Arabia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC code KSA
NOC Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website olympic.sa  (in Arabic and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Sulaiman Hamad [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee sent a team of eleven athletes, seven men and four women, to compete in five different sports at the Olympics, doubling its female participation after two women attended the London Games four years earlier. [2] Discus thrower Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi, along with distance runners Moukhled Al-Outaibi and Sarah Attar, were the only Saudi Arabian athletes to have participated at the previous Games, with the rest of the field making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, judoka Sulaiman Hamad (men's 66 kg) led the Saudi delegation as the flag bearer and team captain in the opening ceremony. [1]

Saudi Arabia left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal, failing to reproduce its performance from the previous Games due to the absence of the equestrian jumping team.

Athletics

Saudi Arabian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Abdullah Abkar Mohammed Men's 100 m Bye10.265Did not advance
Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri Men's 5000 m 14:26.9021N/ADid not advance
Moukhled Al-Outaibi 14:18.4821N/ADid not advance
Kariman Abuljadayel Women's 100 m 14.61 NR 7Did not advance
Sarah Attar Women's marathon N/A3:16:11132
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi Men's discus throw 54.3433Did not advance

Fencing

Saudi Arabia entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, returning to the sport for the first time since 1992. Lubna Al-Omair was given an exceptional additional quota place by the "universality clause", promoting equality in the Olympics. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Lubna Al-Omair Women's foil Flag of Brazil.svg  Rochel  (BRA)
L 0–15		Did not advance

Judo

Saudi Arabia qualified one judoka for each of the following two classes at the Games. Sulaiman Hamad (men's 66 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as Saudi Arabia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [6] Meanwhile, Wujud Fahmi (women's 52 kg) received an exceptional additional quota place under the "universality clause" by the International Olympic Committee. [7]

Fahmi was accused by Israeli media of purposely forfeiting her match in order to avoid competing against Israeli judoka Gili Cohen in the second round. [8] Fahmi, Saudi Arabia's news agency Al Arabiya, and the Saudi Olympic delegation said that Fahmi forfeited because she received injuries to her hands and feet in training. [9] [10] However, other media outlets, such as Israel Channel 2, reported she was not injured. [11] Jim Nieto, the martial arts instructor who coached her before the Olympics, said it seemed fishy that she, after taking part in the Opening Ceremony, was reportedly injured so close to her fight date, because top competitors generally don't fight the day before their competition. He said "I feel sorry for her. Let her fight — even if she lasts 10 seconds. She busted her butt for almost a year to get there." [10]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Sulaiman Hamad Men's −66 kg ByeFlag of Mongolia.svg  Davaadorj  (MGL)
L 000–100		Did not advance
Joud Fahmy Women's −52 kg N/AFlag of Mauritius.svg  Legentil  (MRI)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Shooting

Saudi Arabia qualified one shooter in the men's pistol events by virtue of his best finish at the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. [12]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Atallah Al-Anazi Men's 10 m air pistol 57332Did not advance
Men's 50 m pistol 55020Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Weightlifting

Saudi Arabia qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 Asian Championships. [13] The team was required to allocate this place by June 20, 2016. [14]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Mohsen Al-Duhaylib Men's −69 kg 135201621729717

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  2. ↑ Batrawy, Aya (31 July 2016). "Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4". Associated Press . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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  9. ↑ "Israeli media ignores Saudi Judoka's injury, insist withdrawal is political". Al Arabiya. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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