Tajikistan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTJK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Websitewww.olympic.tj (in Tajik)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors10 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Temur Rakhimov
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Tajikistan 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Boxing 3 0 3
Judo 4 0 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 9 1 10

Athletics

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

One Tajik athlete received a wildcard to enter the competitions:[2][3]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ildar Akhmadiev Men's 100 m 10.66 PB 4 Did not advance

Boxing

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

Tajikistan entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Reigning Asian amateur champion Bakhodur Usmonov (men's lightweight) and Shabbos Negmatulloev (men's light heavyweight) secured the spots on the Tajik squad, by scoring a box-off triumph each in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[4][5]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Bakhodur Usmonov Men's lightweight  de los Santos (DOM)
W 4–1 		 Abduraimov (UZB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Shabbos Negmatulloev Men's light heavyweight  Chen Dx (CHN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Siyovush Zukhurov Men's super heavyweight Bye  Aliev (FRA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Judo

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

Tajikistan entered four judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[6]

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
Somon Makhmadbekov Men's −73 kg  Alikaj (EOR)
W 10–00 		 Njie (GAM)
W 10–00 		 Orujov (AZE)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Akmal Murodov Men's –81 kg  Andrew (GUM)
W 10–00 		 Grigalashvili (GEO)
L 00–11 		Did not advance
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon Men's −90 kg Bye  Clerget (FRA)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Temur Rakhimov Men's +100 kg —  Granda (CUB)
W 01–00 		 Tushishvili (GEO)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Swimming

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

Tajikistan 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.[7]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Olimjon Ishanov Men's 50 m freestyle 26.12 60 Did not advance
Anastasiya Tyurina Women's 50 m freestyle 29.05 62 Did not advance

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. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification: The Key Takeaways From Amman". Olympic Channel. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Таджикистанские боксеры завоевали олимпийские лицензии" [Tajik boxers won Olympic tickets] (in Russian). Fergana Agency. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  7. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.


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