Tajikistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Tajikistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TJK
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Website	www.olympic.tj  (in Tajik)
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	10 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Temur Rakhimov
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)   Soviet Union (1952–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Tajikistan 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Boxing	3	0	3
Judo	4	0	4
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	9	1	10

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Tajik athlete received a wildcard to enter the competitions: ^{[2] [3]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• 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
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ildar Akhmadiev	Men's 100 m	10.66 PB	4	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tajikistan entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Reigning Asian amateur champion Bakhodur Usmonov (men's lightweight) and Shabbos Negmatulloev (men's light heavyweight) secured the spots on the Tajik squad, by scoring a box-off triumph each in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. ^{[4] [5]}

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bakhodur Usmonov	Men's lightweight	de los Santos  (DOM) W 4–1	Abduraimov  (UZB) L 0–5	Did not advance
Shabbos Negmatulloev	Men's light heavyweight	Chen Dx  (CHN) L 0–4	Did not advance
Siyovush Zukhurov	Men's super heavyweight	Bye	Aliev  (FRA) L 0–5	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tajikistan entered four judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Somon Makhmadbekov	Men's −73 kg	Alikaj  (EOR) W 10–00	Njie  (GAM) W 10–00	Orujov  (AZE) L 00–01	Did not advance
Akmal Murodov	Men's –81 kg	Andrew  (GUM) W 10–00	Grigalashvili  (GEO) L 00–11	Did not advance
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Clerget  (FRA) L 00–10	Did not advance
Temur Rakhimov	Men's +100 kg	—	Granda  (CUB) W 01–00	Tushishvili  (GEO) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tajikistan received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olimjon Ishanov	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.12	60	Did not advance
Anastasiya Tyurina	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.05	62	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. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Boxing Olympic Qualification: The Key Takeaways From Amman". Olympic Channel. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
5. "Таджикистанские боксеры завоевали олимпийские лицензии" [Tajik boxers won Olympic tickets] (in Russian). Fergana Agency. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
6. International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
7. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.