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 PortugalAthleticsMen's 100 m
Rose Lokonyen  South Sudan KenyaAthleticsWomen's 800 m
James Chiengjiek  South Sudan KenyaAthleticsMen's 800 m
Anjelina Lohalith  South Sudan KenyaAthleticsWomen's 1500 m
Paulo Amotun Lokoro  South Sudan KenyaAthleticsMen's 1500 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed  Sudan IsraelAthleticsMen's 5000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos  Eritrea IsraelAthleticsMen's marathon
Aram Mahmoud  Syria NetherlandsBadmintonMen's singles
Wessam Salamana  Syria GermanyBoxingMen's light welterweight
Eldric Sella  Venezuela Trinidad and TobagoBoxingMen's middleweight
Saeid Fazloula  Iran GermanyCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 m
Masomah Ali Zada  Afghanistan FranceCyclingMen's time trial
Ahmad Wais  Syria  SwitzerlandCyclingMen's time trial
Sanda Aldass  Syria NetherlandsJudoMixed team
Ahmad Alikaj  Syria GermanyJudoMixed team
Muna Dahouk  Syria NetherlandsJudoMixed team
Javad Mahjoub  Iran CanadaJudoMixed team
Popole Misenga  DR Congo BrazilJudoMixed team
Nigara Shaheen  Afghanistan RussiaJudoMixed team
Wael Shueb  Syria GermanyKarateMen's kata
Hamoon Derafshipour  Iran CanadaKarateMen's kumite
Luna Solomon  Eritrea  SwitzerlandShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle
Alaa Maso  Syria GermanySwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle
Yusra Mardini  Syria GermanySwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly
Dina Pouryounes  Iran NetherlandsTaekwondoWomen's –49 kg
Kimia Alizadeh  Iran GermanyTaekwondoWomen's –57 kg
Abdullah Sediqi  Afghanistan BelgiumTaekwondoMen's –68 kg
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II  Cameroon United KingdomWeightliftingMen's –96 kg
Aker Al-Obaidi  Iraq AustriaWrestlingMen's freestyle –67 kg

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 527
Badminton 101
Boxing 202
Canoeing 101
Cycling 112
Judo 336
Karate 202
Shooting 011
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 123
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 101
Total191029

Athletics

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

Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud will competing in the men's singles event after received invitational by 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swimming

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

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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