Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Somalia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Somalia.svg
IOC code SOM
NOC Somali Olympic Committee
Website www.nocsom.org
in Tokyo
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Ramla Ali
Ali Idow Hassan
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Somali athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg
Somali athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

Somalia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972.

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Boxing 011
Total112

Athletics

Somalia received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send one athlete to the Olympics. [2]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ali Idow Hassan Men's 1500 m 3:43.96 PB10Did not advance

Boxing

Somalia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send featherweight boxer Ramla Ali. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ramla Ali Women's featherweight ByeFlag of Romania.svg  Nechita  (ROU)
L 0–5
Did not advance

References

  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. Rosenberg, Michael (26 July 2021). "Somali Boxer Ramla Ali Makes History at Tokyo Olympics Despite Loss". www.si.com/. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 8 May 2023.