Papua New Guinea at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:PNG
Nocname:Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:8
Sports:5
Flagbearer Close:N/A
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Papua New Guinea 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] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics0 1 1
Boxing1 0 1
Sailing1 1 2
Swimming1 1 2
Weightlifting1 1 2
Total 4 4 8

Athletics

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

Field events

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Papua New Guinea received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's lightweight boxer John Ume to the Olympics.[3]

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Papua New Guinean 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 28 years.[3] [4]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Teariki NumaMen's Laser353535353432343432EL30635
Rose-Lee NumaWomen's Laser Radial424044403938434443EL37344
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Papua New Guinea 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.[5] [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ryan MaskelyneMen's 200 m breaststroke2:15.3332Did not advance
Judith MeauriWomen's 50 m freestyle27.5653Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Papua New Guinea entered two weightlifters (one per gender) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Morea Baru (men's 61 kg), with the veteran Dika Toua (women's 49 kg) becoming the first female from her nation to compete in five Olympics, topped the list of weightlifters from Oceania in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[3]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Morea BaruMen's −61 kg118121471026510
Dika TouaWomen's −49 kg721395916710

References


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. News: Five Athletes join Team PNG for the Tokyo Olympics. Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 18 June 2021 . 2 July 2021.
  4. News: Talei. Anderson. Sport: PNG sailor takes dad's lead in pursuing Olympic dream. Radio New Zealand. 21 February 2020. 25 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.