Suriname at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Suriname at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Suriname.svg
IOC code SUR
NOC Suriname Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Renzo Tjon-A-Joe
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Suriname 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, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Badminton 101
Cycling 101
Swimming 101
Total303

Badminton

Suriname qualified one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Sören Opti accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles. After he tested positive for COVID-19, Opti officially pulled out from the Games. [2]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Sören Opti Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shi Yq  (CHN)
LWO		Flag of Malta.svg  Abela  (MLT)
LWO		3Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test

Cycling

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Suriname entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin at the Games, based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings. Additionally, this marked the country's return to the sport for the first time since Barcelona 1992.

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)		RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Rank
Jair Tjon En Fa Men's sprint 9.472
76.014		6 QFlag of Germany.svg  Levy  (GER)
L		Flag of Australia.svg  Hart  (AUS)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C  (CHN)
W 10.016
71.885		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lavreysen  (NED)
L		Flag of France.svg  Vigier  (FRA)
L		Did not advance
Keirin
AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
RankRankRankRankRank
Jair Tjon En Fa Men's keirin 6 R2 QF3 SF3 FA4

Swimming

Suriname 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. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Renzo Tjon-A-Joe Men's 50 m freestyle 22.5636Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Badminton Qualifiers Announced". Badminton World Federation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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