The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GAM
Nocname:Gambia National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:7
Sports:4
Flagbearer Open:Faye Njie & Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye
Flagbearer Close:Alasan Ann & Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Officials:Ebrima Jawara (chef de mission)
Appearances:auto

The Gambia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Administration

The Gambia National Olympic Committee, designates Ebrima Jawara, the President of Gambia Golf Association, as the team's chef de mission in Paris.[1]

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 2 3
Judo1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Taekwondo1 0 1
Total 4 3 7

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Gambian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]

Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1RepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ebrahima CamaraMen's 100 m10.291 Q10.214Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Gina BassWomen's 100 m11.011 Q11.103Colspan=2Did not advance
Women's 200 m22.843 Q22.644Colspan=2Did not advance
Sanu JallowWomen's 800 m2:03.91 NR 72:04.44 6Did not advance

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The Gambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Faye Njie (men's lightweight, 73 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The Gambia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ousman JobeMen's 50 m freestyle26.9761Did not advance
Aminata BarrowWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:15.1236Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the first time in history, The Gambia qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Alasan Ann qualified for Paris 2024 following his victory in the semifinal round in above 80 kg class, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: GGA President appointed Paris 2024 Olympic Games Chef de Mission. The Point. 20 June 2022. 2 July 2023.
  2. News: Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 27 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers. Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. 13 February 2024.