EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games explained

Country:EOC Refugee Team
Games:European Games
Games Link:2023 European Games
Year:2023
Flag:no
Noc:ERT
Competitors:4
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Cindy Ngamba
Kasra Mehdipournejad
Start Date:21 June
End Date:2 July 2023
Appearances:auto

An EOC Refugee Team competed at the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023, as independent Olympic participants.[1]

The team competed under the country code ERT.

Symbols

During the opening ceremony, the team used a flag depicting the logo of the European Olympic Committees. However, in official games material, the team is represented by a slightly different flag that omits the "European Olympic Committees" lettering.[2] [3] [4] During the Parade of Nations, the team entered after Ukraine and before Poland, the host nation.

Team Selection

The team was selected on 26 April 2023, represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).[5]

AthleteCountry of originHost NOCSportEvent
TaekwondoWomen's -46kg
TaekwondoMen's -80kg
BoxingWomen's 75kg
BoxingWomen's 66 kg

Competitors

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
1 1 2
1 1 2
Total 2 2 4

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2023 European Games.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Farid WalizadehMen's featherweight
L 0–5
Did not advance
Cindy NgambaWomen's middleweight
W 5–0

L 2–3
Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 European Games.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemi-finalRepechageFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
OppositionResultOpposition
Result
Rank
Kasra MehdipournejadMen's -80 kg
W 2–0

L 0–2
Did not advance
Dina PouryounesWomen's -46 kg
W 2–1

L 0–2
Did not advance
L 0–2
Did not advance 7

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurolympic.org/eoc-refugee-team-to-take-part-in-european-games-2023/
  2. https://archive.today/20240311214128/https://results.european-games.org/EG2023/ENG/athletes/all-disc/ERT
  3. https://archive.today/20240311214400/https://results.european-games.org/assets/images/flags/ERT.png
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230625191321/https://results.european-games.org/assets/images/flags/ERT.png
  5. https://www.european-games.org/refugee-team-at-the-european-games/