Saudi Arabia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Saudi Arabia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KSA
NOC	Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website	olympic.sa  (in Arabic and English)
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	8 (6 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Ramzy Al-Duhami & Dunya Abutaleb
Flag bearer (closing)	Mohammed Tolo & Dunya Abutaleb
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics except for Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	0	2
Equestrian	3	0	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	0	1	1
Total	6	2	8

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^{[1] [2]}

Key

• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• NM = Athlete received no mark
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mohammed Tolo	Men's shot put	20.65	15	Did not advance
Hussain Al-Hizam	Men's pole vault	NM

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2012, Saudi Arabia entered a squad of four jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the first of two available team spots at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F (Africa and Middle East) in Doha, Qatar. ^[3] As of October 2023, the kingdom was reportedly willing to offer large sums of money to acquire the world's best horses for the competition. ^[4]

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification			Final
			Penalties	Time	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank
Ramzy Al-Duhami	Untouchable 32	Individual	0	77.48	19	4	82.73	11
Khaled Almobty	Jaguar King Wd.		8	75.87	46	Did not advance
Abdulrahman Alrajhi	Ventago		0	75.35	10	6	85.68	13
Abdulrahman Alrajhi Khaled Almobty Ramzy Al-Duhami	Ventago Jaguar King Wd. Untouchable 32	Team	28	167.65	19	Did not advance

The reserve, Khaled Almobty on Jaguar King Wd. replaced Abdullah Al-Sharbatly on Alamo. Since Saudi Arabia were already eliminated and unable to qualify before the third rider, Ramzy Al-Duhami on Untouchable 32 was up, he withdrew leaving the team in second to last place.

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zaid Al-Sarraj	Men's 100 m freestyle	51.21	53	Did not advance
Mashael Meshari A Alayed	Women's 200 m freestyle	2:19.61	29

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since the year 2000, Saudi Arabia qualified an athlete to compete at the taekwondo event. Dunya Abutaleb, became the nation's first female to compete at the taekwondo event in the Olympics, ^[5] by winning the semifinal rounds in her class, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dunya Abutaleb	Women's 49 kg	Semberg  (ISR) W 2–1	Wongpattanakit  (THA) L 0–2	Did not advance	El-Bouchti  (MAR) W 2–0	Nematzadeh  (IRI) L 0–2	5

References

1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. "Patrizia Van der Weken qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics". RTL Group. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. Parkes, Louise (27 February 2023). "Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates take Olympic qualifying spots". inside.fei.org. International Federation for Equestrian Sports . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
4. Lloyd, Owen (20 October 2023). "Saudi Arabia throwing its weight around to buy top horses before Paris 2024". Inside the Games . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. "Donia out to make a mark for Saudi women in Paris". The Standard. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
6. "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.