Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | COM |
| NOC | Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores |
| in Tokyo July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Amed Elna Fadane Hamadi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Fadane Hamadi |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Comoros 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. It was the nation's seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics after its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Comoros was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports. Amed Elna and Fadane Hamadi served as the country's flag-bearers during the opening ceremony and Hamadi carried the flag during the closing ceremony. The nation did not win any medals in the Games.
Background
[edit]The National Olympic Committee (Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores) of Comoros was formed in 1979 and was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993.[1] The 1996 Summer Olympics marked Comoros's first participation as an independent nation in the Olympic Games. After the nation made its debut in the Summer Olympics at the 1996 Games, it competed in every Summer Olympics and this edition of the Games in 2020 marked the nation's seventh appearance at the Winter Games.[1]
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. The Games were later postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Comoros was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports.[3] Amed Elna and Fadane Hamadi served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony and Hamadi carried the flag during the closing ceremony.[4] The nation did not win any medals in the Games.[5]
Competitors
[edit]Chad was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Athletics
[edit]As per the governing body World Athletics (WA), a NOC was allowed to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event and one qualified relay team if the Olympic Qualifying Standards (OQS) for the respective events had been met during the qualifying period. The remaining places were allocated based on the World Athletics Rankings which were derived from the average of the best five results for an athlete over the designated qualifying period, weighted by the importance of the meet.[6][7][8][9]
Comoros received the universality slots from the World Athletics to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[10] Fadane Hamadi, who competed in his first Olympics, did not make it out of the initial heats in the Men's 110 m hurdles.[3][11] Amed Elna, who studied law at Sorbonne University in France, made her Olympics debut in the 100 metres.[12] She finished eighth in the first preliminary heat running a time of 14.30, which was a new personal best. However, she did not progress to the next round.[13][14]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fadane Hamadi | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.99 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Amed Elna | Women's 100 m | 14.30 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
Judo
[edit]Each NOC could enter a maximum of 14 judokas for the event with one in each weight division. The qualification was determined by the world ranking list prepared by International Judo Federation (IJF) as on 28 June 2021. The top 18 were awarded straight quotas apart from continental quotas that were awarded by IJF.[15] Comoros received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Housni Thaobani in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg), marking the country's Olympic debut in the sport.[16]
The main event was held at the Nippon Budokan.[17] Thaoubani competed against Robin Pacek of Sweden in the round of 32. He lost the bout after the opponent scored an ippon and was eliminated from the competition.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Housni Thaoubani | Men's –81 kg |  Pacek (SWE)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Comoros at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics.com. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Comoros at 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Flag bearers at 2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Qualification system for Tokyo 2020 Olympics published by the world governing body, IAAF". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Council approves Olympic qualification system and entry standards". World Athletics. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Fadane Hamadi". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "ELNA Amed". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Kalfa, David (30 July 2021). "Tokyo 2021: la Comorienne Amed Elna, apprentie sprinteuse aux Jeux". rfi.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – IJF Qualification System" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics: draw for Judo". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Results, Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg". Olympedia. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.