Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Saudi Arabia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC code KSA
NOC Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website olympic.sa  (in Arabic and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors33 in 9 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh
Husein Alireza
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia 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 twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tareg Hamedi Karate Men's +75 kg August 7

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Football 22022
Judo 112
Karate 101
Rowing 101
Shooting 101
Swimming 101
Table tennis 101
Weightlifting 202
Total31233

Athletics

Saudi Arabian athletes further 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
Mazen Al-Yassin Men's 400 m 45.16 PB1 Q45.374Did not advance
Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh Women's 100 m 13.349Did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
L 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 2–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 1–3
4Did not advance

Men's tournament

Saudi Arabia men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996. [4] [5]

Team roster

Saudi Arabia's 24-man preliminary squad was announced on 16 June 2021. [6] The final squad was announced on 6 July 2021. [7] Turki Al-Ammar withdrew injured and was replaced by Firas Al-Buraikan on 21 July. [8]

Head coach: Saad Al-Shehri

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Amin Bukhari (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ain
22 DF Saud Abdulhamid (1999-07-18)18 July 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
32 DF Hamad Al-Yami (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Qadsiah
42 DF Abdulbasit Hindi (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
52 DF Abdulelah Al-Amri (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
63 MF Sami Al-Najei (1997-02-07)7 February 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
73 MF Salman Al-Faraj* (captain) (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 31) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
83 MF Nasser Al-Omran (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
94 FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 21) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
103 MF Salem Al-Dawsari* (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 29) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
113 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 20) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
121 GK Mohammed Al Rubaie (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 23) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
132 DF Yasser Al-Shahrani* (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 29) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
143 MF Ali Al-Hassan (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
153 MF Ayman Yahya (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 (aged 20) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
162 DF Khalifah Al-Dawsari (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Qadsiah
173 MF Ayman Al-Khulaif (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Wehda
183 MF Abdulrahman Ghareeb (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
194 FW Firas Al-Buraikan (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
203 MF Mukhtar Ali (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 23) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
212 DF Abdullah Hassoun (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
221 GK Zaid Al-Bawardi (1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab

* Overage player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321073+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 312032+15
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31116714
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30034840
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)


Judo

Saudi Arabia qualified two judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Sulaiman Hamad accepted a continental berth from Asia as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sulaiman Hamad Men's −73 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Margelidon  (CAN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Tahani Alqahtani Women's +78 kg Flag of Israel.svg  Hershko  (ISR)
L 00–11
Did not advance

Karate

Saudi Arabia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Tareg Hamedi qualified directly for the men's kumite +75 kg category by topping the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. [11] [10]

AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tareg Hamedi Men's +75 kg Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Kvesić  (CRO)
L 2–3
Flag of the United States.svg  Irr  (USA)
W 4–1
Flag of Iran.svg  Ganjzadeh  (IRI)
D 0–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gaysinsky  (CAN)
W 10–3
2 qFlag of Japan.svg  Araga  (JPN)
W 2–0
Flag of Iran.svg  Ganjzadeh  (IRI)
LRSC
Silver medal icon.svg

Rowing

Saudi Arabia received an invitation from World Rowing to send a rower competing in the men's single sculls to the Games, as the next highest-ranked nation vying for qualification at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. [12] [10]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Husein Alireza Men's single sculls 7:54.185 R8:06.782 QF8:35.056 SC/D7:53.996 FD7:52.6724

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Saudi Arabia granted an invitation from ISSF to send four-time Olympian Saeed Al-Mutairi in the men's skeet shooting to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021. [13]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Saeed Al-Mutairi Men's skeet 11922Did not advance

Swimming

Saudi Arabia received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yousif Bu Arish Men's 100 m butterfly 56.2955Did not advance

Table tennis

Saudi Arabia entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in 16 years. Ali Al-Khadrawi secured an outright berth in the men's singles with a gold-medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [14]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Al-Khadrawi Men's singles ByeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jančařík  (CZE)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Saudi Arabia entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Mahmoud Al-Humayd accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings. [10]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Seraj Al-Saleem Men's −61 kg 129615942885
Mahmoud Al-Humayd Men's −73 kg 141121651330612

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