Cambodia at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CAM
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:3
Sports:2
Flagbearer Close:N/A
Rank:1
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Cambodia 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.[2]

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Total 2 1 3

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Cambodia received universality slots from IAAF to send one athlete to the Olympics.[3]

Track & road events

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Cambodia 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.[4]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Puch HemMen's 50 m freestyle24.9152Did not advance
Bunpichmorakat KheunWomen's 50 m freestyle29.4265Did not advance

Notes and References

  1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  2. News: Two Cambodian swimmers to compete in Tokyo 2020. 18 June 2021. Khmer Times. 18 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Road to Olympic Games 2020 . World Athletics . 11 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.