Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:FIJ
Nocname:Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Location:Tokyo
Competitors:30
Sports:6
Flagbearer Open:Rusila Nagasau
Taichi Vakasama
Flagbearer Close:Rusila Nagasau
Rank:59
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Fiji 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.[1] This was Fiji's Tokyo debut after it failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics, also held in Tokyo. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes have taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Rugby sevensMen's tournament
Rugby sevensWomen's tournament

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Judo1 0 1
Rugby sevens12 12 24
Sailing0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Table tennis0 1 1
Total 15 15 30

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Fiji received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]

Track & road events

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Fiji entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[3]

Rugby sevens

See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Fiji men'sMen's tournament
W 24–19

W 28–14

W 33–7
1 Q
W 19–0

W 26–14

W 27–12
Fiji women'sWomen's tournament
L 5–12

W 26–12

W 41–5
2 Q
W 14–12

L 17–22

W 21–12

Men's tournament

See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. The Fiji national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[4]

Team roster
Group play--------
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match

Women's tournament

See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championships in Suva.[5]

Team roster
Group play--------
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Fijian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in two decades.

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Fiji qualified two swimmers in two events.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Taichi VakasamaMen's 200 m breaststroke2:17.3535Did not advance
Cheyenne RovaWomen's 50 m freestyle27.1150Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Fiji entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. With the cancellation of the 2021 Oceania Qualification Tournament, Rio 2016 Olympian Sally Yee accepted an invitation to compete in the women's singles for the second time, as the highest-ranked table tennis player vying for qualification from Oceania in the ITTF World Olympic Rankings of May 1, 2021.

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. Web site: Road to Olympic Games 2020 . World Athletics. 11 June 2021.
  3. https://www.ijf.org/wrl_olympic International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  4. News: HSBC London 7s: Fiji qualifies for 2020 Olympics. Fiji Times. 26 May 2019. 25 May 2019.
  5. News: Naivalurua, Navitalai. Fijiana 7s team qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning Oceania Olympic Qualifiers. Fiji Village. 9 November 2019. 9 November 2019.