Antigua and Barbuda at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeANT
NOCThe Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Samantha Roberts
Cejhae Greene
Flag bearer (closing)Cejhae Greene
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Cejhae Greene, from Antigua and Barbuda, competing in the men's 100 metres during the 2020 Summer Olympics

Antigua and Barbuda 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 eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Boxing 1 0 1
Sailing 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 3 3 6

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Athletes from Antigua and Barbuda achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cejhae Greene Men's 100 m Bye 10:25 6 Did not advance
Joella Lloyd Women's 100 m 11:55 1 Q 11:54 7 Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1988. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Alston Ryan finished fifth in the men's featherweight division to secure a place on the Antiguan team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alston Ryan Men's lightweight  Bachkov (ARM)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to compete in the Laser Radial class, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in two decades.[5]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Jalese Gordon Women's Laser Radial 42 43 42 43 41 42 37 42 38 41 EL 368 43

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda 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.[6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stefano Mitchell Men's 100 m freestyle 51.64 51 Did not advance
Samantha Roberts Women's 50 m freestyle 27.63 54 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ Baptiste, Neto (15 May 2021). "Antiguan Boxer Gets Olympics Berth". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ Baptiste, Neto (25 May 2021). "Young Sailor Jalese Gordon To Make Waves At Tokyo Olympics". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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