Eritrea at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ERI
Nocname:Eritrean National Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2022 Winter Olympics
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Eritrea
Date:4–20 February 2022
Location:Beijing, China
Competitors:1
Competitors Men:1
Competitors Women:0
Sports:1
Flagbearer Open:Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Flagbearer Close:Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Eritrea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]

Eritrea's team consisted of one male alpine skier.[3] [4] Alpine skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda as the only athlete from the country, carried the country's flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[5] [6] [7]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.

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Alpine skiing101
Total101

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. By meeting the basic qualification standards, Eritrea qualified male alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[8] Abeda competed in one event, the men's giant slalom, where he had a combined two run total for a time of 2:40.45, placing him 39th overall out of 87 skiers.[9] This improved his result by 22 spots from 2018.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022.
  2. News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Watta. Evelyn. African stars to watch at Beijing 2022. 28 January 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 22 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not. du Plessis. Lindsay. 3 February 2022. www.espn.com. ESPN. 6 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea’s First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Tremblay. Phil. 2 February 2022. www.snowbrains.com/. SnowBrains. 3 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
  8. Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022. 22 December 2021. www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 December 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022. dead.
  9. Web site: 2022 Winter Olympics Results - Alpine Skiing. 13 February 2022. www.espn.com. ESPN. 13 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Eritrean skier Shannon Abeda setting Olympic sights on 'dream' 2026 Cool Runnings sequel. Toney. James. 3 February 2022. www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. 13 February 2022.

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