Suriname at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SUR
Nocname:Suriname Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:3
Sports:3
Flagbearer Open:Renzo Tjon-A-Joe
Flagbearer Close:N/A
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Suriname competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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Badminton1 0 1
Cycling1 0 1
Swimming1 0 1
Total 3 0 3

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Suriname qualified one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Sören Opti accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles. After he tested positive for COVID-19, Opti officially pulled out from the Games.[2]

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Suriname entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin at the Games, based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings. Additionally, this marked the country's return to the sport for the first time since Barcelona 1992.

Sprint
Keirin

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. Suriname received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[3]

See also

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: Tokyo 2020 Badminton Qualifiers Announced. Badminton World Federation. 5 July 2021. 9 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.