Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as independent Olympic participants.[1]

Refugee Olympic Team at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag
IOC codeEOR
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors29 in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Yusra Mardini
Tachlowini Gabriyesos
Flag bearer (closing)Hamoon Derafshipour
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés.[1] This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Games.

For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program.[2]

At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first.

Team selection

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The team was selected on 8 June 2021,[1][3] represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport Event
Dorian Keletela   Congo   Portugal Athletics Men's 100 m
Rose Lokonyen   South Sudan   Kenya Athletics Women's 800 m
James Chiengjiek   South Sudan   Kenya Athletics Men's 800 m
Anjelina Lohalith   South Sudan   Kenya Athletics Women's 1500 m
Paulo Amotun Lokoro   South Sudan   Kenya Athletics Men's 1500 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed   Sudan   Israel Athletics Men's 5000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos   Eritrea   Israel Athletics Men's marathon
Aram Mahmoud   Syria   Netherlands Badminton Men's singles
Wessam Salamana   Syria   Germany Boxing Men's light welterweight
Eldric Sella   Venezuela   Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Men's middleweight
Saeid Fazloula   Iran   Germany Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m
Masomah Ali Zada   Afghanistan   France Cycling Women's time trial
Ahmad Wais   Syria    Switzerland Cycling Men's time trial
Sanda Aldass   Syria   Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Ahmad Alikaj   Syria   Germany Judo Mixed team
Muna Dahouk   Syria   Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Javad Mahjoub   Iran   Canada Judo Mixed team
Popole Misenga   DR Congo   Brazil Judo Mixed team
Nigara Shaheen   Afghanistan   Russia Judo Mixed team
Wael Shueb   Syria   Germany Karate Men's kata
Hamoon Derafshipour   Iran   Canada Karate Men's kumite
Luna Solomon   Eritrea    Switzerland Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle
Alaa Maso   Syria   Germany Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle
Yusra Mardini   Syria   Germany Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly
Dina Pouryounes   Iran   Netherlands Taekwondo Women's –49 kg
Kimia Alizadeh   Iran   Germany Taekwondo Women's –57 kg
Abdullah Sediqi   Afghanistan   Belgium Taekwondo Men's –68 kg
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II   Cameroon   United Kingdom Weightlifting Men's –96 kg
Aker Al-Obaidi   Iraq   Austria Wrestling Men's freestyle –67 kg

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 5 2 7
Badminton 1 0 1
Boxing 2 0 2
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Judo 3 3 6
Karate 2 0 2
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 2 3
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 19 10 29

Athletics

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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
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dorian Keletela 100 m 10.33 1 Q 10.41 8 Did not advance
James Nyang Chiengjiek 800 m 2:02.04 8 Did not advance
Paulo Amotun Lokoro 1500 m 3:51.78 13 Did not advance
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 5000 m 13.42.98 13 Did not advance
Tachlowini Gabriyesos Marathon 2:14:02 16
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rose Lokonyen 800 m 2:11.87 PB 8 Did not advance
Anjelina Lohalith 1500 m 4:31.65 PB 14 Did not advance

Badminton

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Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC.[4]

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aram Mahmoud Men's singles   Christie (INA)
L (8–21, 14–21)
  Loh (SGP)
L (15–21, 12–21)
3 Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wessam Salamana Men's lightweight   Oliveira (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Eldric Sella Men's middleweight   Cedeño (DOM)
L RSC
Did not advance
Key
  • RSC = Referee stopped contest

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Saeid Fazloula Men's K-1 1000 m 3:52.631 4 QF 3:52.614 4 Did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Ahmad Wais Men's time trial 1:08:40.46 38
Masomah Ali Zada Women's time trial 44:04.31 25

Judo

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Javad Mahjoub
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
Ahmad Alikaj Men's −73 kg   Makhmadbekov (TJK)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Popole Misenga Men's −90 kg Bye   Tóth (HUN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Javad Mahjoub Men's +100 kg   Frey (GER)
W 01–00
  Krpálek (CZE)
L 00–11
Did not advance
Sanda Aldass Women's −57 kg   Perišić (SRB)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Muna Dahouk Women's −63 kg   del Toro (CUB)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Nigara Shaheen Women's −70 kg   Portela (BRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sanda Aldass
Ahmad Alikaj
Muna Dahouk
Javad Mahjoub
Popole Misenga
Nigara Shaheen
Team   Germany (GER)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Karate

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Kumite
Athlete Event Round robin Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hamoon Derafshipour Men's −67 kg   Da Costa (FRA)
L 0–4
  Madera (VEN)
W 9–3
  Al-Masatfa (JOR)
L 0–3
  Kalniņš (LAT)
W 5–3
3 Did not advance 5
Kata
Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Wael Shueb Men's kata 23.30 6 Did not advance

Shooting

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Luna Solomon Women's 10 m air rifle 605.9 50 Did not advance

Swimming

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Yusra Mardini
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alaa Maso Men's 50 m freestyle 23.30 44 Did not advance
Yusra Mardini Women's 100 m butterfly 1:06.78 33 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Kimia Alizadeh
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Sediqi Men's −68 kg Bye   Zhao S (CHN)
L 20–22
Did not advance
Dina Pouryounes Women's −49 kg Bye   Wu Jy (CHN)
L 3–26 PTG
Did not advance
Kimia Alizadeh Women's −57 kg   Kiani (IRI)
W 18–9
  Jones (GBR)
W 16–12
  Zhou Lj (CHN)
W 9–8
  Minina (ROC)
L 3–10
Bye   İlgün (TUR)
L 6–8
5

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II Men's −96 kg 155 13 195 10 350 10

Wrestling

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Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Aker Al-Obaidi Men's −67 kg   Nasr (TUN)
W 4–0 ST
  Zoidze (GEO)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?". International Rescue Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Aram Mahmoud Makes the Cut for Tokyo 2020". Badminton World Federation. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.