Andorra at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:AND
Nocname:Andorran Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:2 (1 men and 1 women)
Sports:2
Flagbearer Close:Pol Moya[2]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1976

Andorra 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.[3] It is the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Canoeing0 1 1
Total 1 1 2

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Andorra received universality slots from IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[4]

Track & road events

Canoeing

See main article: article, Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Slalom

Andorra qualified one boat through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, marking the country's return to the sport after a twelve-year absence.[5]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Mònica DòriaWomen's C-1113.786119.6914113.789 Q128.3211Did not advance
Women's K-1110.5711110.5413110.5414 Q118.1516Did not advance

Notes and References

  1. News: La palista Mònica Dòria será la abanderada de Andorra en Tokio 2021 . Canoeist Mònica Dòria will be Andorra's flag bearer in Tokyo 2020. 5 July 2021 . Europa Press.
  2. Web site: 8 August 2021. The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808102558/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-tokyo-2020-closing-ceremony. 8 August 2021. 8 August 2021. Olympics.com.
  3. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Road to Olympic Games 2020 . World Athletics . 11 June 2021.
  5. News: Olympic quota places take shape after first day of slalom heats. International Canoe Federation. 27 September 2019. 27 September 2019.