| Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Individuals compete under the
Olympic Flag | |
| IOC code | EOR |
| in
Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 29 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) |
Yusra Mardini Tachlowini Gabriyesos |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Hamoon Derafshipour |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as independent Olympic participants. [1]
The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés. [1] This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Games.
For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program. [2]
At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first.
Team selection
The team was selected on 8 June 2021, [1] [3] represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Karate | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 29 |
Athletics
- 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dorian Keletela | 100 m | 10.33 | 1 Q | 10.41 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| James Nyang Chiengjiek | 800 m | 2:02.04 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Paulo Amotun Lokoro | 1500 m | 3:51.78 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 5000 m | 13.42.98 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | 2:14:02 | 16 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rose Lokonyen | 800 m | 2:11.87 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Anjelina Lohalith | 1500 m | 4:31.65 PB | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Badminton
Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Aram Mahmoud | Men's singles | 
Christie (
INA)L (8–21, 14–21) |
Loh (
SGP)L (15–21, 12–21) |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Wessam Salamana | Men's lightweight | 
Oliveira (
BRA)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Eldric Sella | Men's middleweight | 
Cedeño (
DOM)L RSC |
Did not advance | ||||
- Key
- RSC = Referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:52.631 | 4 QF | 3:52.614 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Cycling
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Wais | Men's time trial | 1:08:40.46 | 38 |
| Masomah Ali Zada | Women's time trial | 44:04.31 | 25 |
Judo
| 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 | |||
| Ahmad Alikaj | Men's −73 kg | 
Makhmadbekov (
TJK)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Popole Misenga | Men's −90 kg | Bye | 
Tóth (
HUN)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Javad Mahjoub | Men's +100 kg | — | 
Frey (
GER)W 01–00 |
Krpálek (
CZE)L 00–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Sanda Aldass | Women's −57 kg | — | 
Perišić (
SRB)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Muna Dahouk | Women's −63 kg | — | 
del Toro (
CUB)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Nigara Shaheen | Women's −70 kg | — |
Portela (
BRA) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
|
Sanda Aldass Ahmad Alikaj Muna Dahouk Javad Mahjoub Popole Misenga Nigara Shaheen |
Team |
Germany (GER) L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
Karate
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Hamoon Derafshipour | Men's −67 kg | 
Da Costa (
FRA)L 0–4 |
Madera (
VEN)W 9–3 |
Al-Masatfa (
JOR)L 0–3 |
Kalniņš (
LAT)W 5–3 |
3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
- Kata
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Wael Shueb | Men's kata | 23.30 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Shooting
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | 605.9 | 50 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.30 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Yusra Mardini | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:06.78 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Abdullah Sediqi | Men's −68 kg | Bye | 
Zhao S (
CHN)L 20–22 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | Bye |
Wu Jy (
CHN) L 3–26 PTG |
Did not advance | ||||
| Kimia Alizadeh | Women's −57 kg | 
Kiani (
IRI)W 18–9 |
Jones (
GBR)W 16–12 |
Zhou Lj (
CHN) W 9–8 |
Minina (
ROC)L 3–10 |
Bye | 
İlgün (
TUR)L 6–8 |
5 |
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II | Men's −96 kg | 155 | 13 | 195 | 10 | 350 | 10 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Aker Al-Obaidi | Men's −67 kg | 
Nasr (
TUN)W 4–0 ST |
Zoidze (
GEO)L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
See also
- Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
References
- ^ a b c "29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?". International Rescue Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Aram Mahmoud Makes the Cut for Tokyo 2020". Badminton World Federation. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
| Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
|
Individuals compete under the
Olympic Flag | |
| IOC code | EOR |
| in
Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 29 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) |
Yusra Mardini Tachlowini Gabriyesos |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Hamoon Derafshipour |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as independent Olympic participants. [1]
The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés. [1] This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Games.
For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program. [2]
At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first.
Team selection
The team was selected on 8 June 2021, [1] [3] represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Karate | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 29 |
Athletics
- 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dorian Keletela | 100 m | 10.33 | 1 Q | 10.41 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| James Nyang Chiengjiek | 800 m | 2:02.04 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Paulo Amotun Lokoro | 1500 m | 3:51.78 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 5000 m | 13.42.98 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | 2:14:02 | 16 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rose Lokonyen | 800 m | 2:11.87 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Anjelina Lohalith | 1500 m | 4:31.65 PB | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Badminton
Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Aram Mahmoud | Men's singles |
Christie (
INA) L (8–21, 14–21) |
Loh (
SGP) L (15–21, 12–21) |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Wessam Salamana | Men's lightweight |
Oliveira (
BRA) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Eldric Sella | Men's middleweight |
Cedeño (
DOM) L RSC |
Did not advance | ||||
- Key
- RSC = Referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:52.631 | 4 QF | 3:52.614 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Cycling
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Wais | Men's time trial | 1:08:40.46 | 38 |
| Masomah Ali Zada | Women's time trial | 44:04.31 | 25 |
Judo
| 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 | |||
| Ahmad Alikaj | Men's −73 kg |
Makhmadbekov (
TJK) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Popole Misenga | Men's −90 kg | Bye |
Tóth (
HUN) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Javad Mahjoub | Men's +100 kg | — |
Frey (
GER) W 01–00 |
Krpálek (
CZE) L 00–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Sanda Aldass | Women's −57 kg | — |
Perišić (
SRB) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Muna Dahouk | Women's −63 kg | — |
del Toro (
CUB) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Nigara Shaheen | Women's −70 kg | — |
Portela (
BRA) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
|
Sanda Aldass Ahmad Alikaj Muna Dahouk Javad Mahjoub Popole Misenga Nigara Shaheen |
Team |
Germany (GER) L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
Karate
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Hamoon Derafshipour | Men's −67 kg |
Da Costa (
FRA) L 0–4 |
Madera (
VEN) W 9–3 |
Al-Masatfa (
JOR) L 0–3 |
Kalniņš (
LAT) W 5–3 |
3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
- Kata
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Wael Shueb | Men's kata | 23.30 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Shooting
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | 605.9 | 50 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.30 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Yusra Mardini | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:06.78 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Abdullah Sediqi | Men's −68 kg | Bye |
Zhao S (
CHN) L 20–22 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | Bye |
Wu Jy (
CHN) L 3–26 PTG |
Did not advance | ||||
| Kimia Alizadeh | Women's −57 kg |
Kiani (
IRI) W 18–9 |
Jones (
GBR) W 16–12 |
Zhou Lj (
CHN) W 9–8 |
Minina (
ROC) L 3–10 |
Bye |
İlgün (
TUR) L 6–8 |
5 |
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II | Men's −96 kg | 155 | 13 | 195 | 10 | 350 | 10 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Aker Al-Obaidi | Men's −67 kg |
Nasr (
TUN) W 4–0 ST |
Zoidze (
GEO) L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
See also
- Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
References
- ^ a b c "29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?". International Rescue Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Aram Mahmoud Makes the Cut for Tokyo 2020". Badminton World Federation. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.