Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:COM
Nocname:Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Location:Tokyo
Competitors:3
Sports:2
Flagbearer Open:Amed Elna
Fadane Hamadi
Flagbearer Close:Fadane Hamadi
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1996

Comoros 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] It was the nation's seventh 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 1 2
Judo1 0 1
Total 2 1 3

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Comoros received the universality slots from the World Athletics to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[2] Amed Elna, who studied law at Sorbonne University, Paris,[3] was flag bearer for her nation in the opening ceremony.[4] She competed in the 100 metres in which she finished eighth in the first preliminary heat running a time of 14.30, which was a new personal best.[5] [6]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fadane HamadiMen's 110 m hurdles14.998Did not advance
Amed ElnaWomen's 100 m14.309Did not advance

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Comoros received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Housni Thaobani in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg), marking the country's Olympic debut in the sport.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee . 28 March 2020 . . 24 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Road to Olympic Games 2020 . . 11 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Athletics ELNA Amed - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. olympics.com. 2021-07-31. 2021-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723182626/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1422249-elna-amed.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo | FEATURES | World Athletics . 2021-07-24 . www.worldathletics.org.
  5. Web site: Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results. olympics.com. 2021-07-31. 2021-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803194108/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-prel-000100-.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: Tokyo 2021: la Comorienne Amed Elna, apprentie sprinteuse aux Jeux. rfi.fr. David. Kalfa. July 30, 2021. March 9, 2023. French.
  7. News: Nicolas . Messner . Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List . . 22 June 2021 . 2 July 2021.