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

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

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 Men'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

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

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

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

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

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

Canoeing

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

Sprint

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

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

Road

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

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

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

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Luna Solomon Women's 10 m air rifle 605.9 50 Did not advance

Swimming

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

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

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

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

Key:

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

References

  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.
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