Belize at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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| Belize at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BIZ |
| NOC | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Shaun Gill |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Shaun Gill |
| Officials | 4 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Belize competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, which were held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The country's participation in Paris marked its fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1968, and after boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics.
The Belizean athlete delegation consisted of one competitor, sprinter Shaun Gill, which tied for the smallest athlete delegation of a country at these Games. Gill qualified through a universality slot given by World Athletics. He was the flagbearer for the nation at the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony. He competed in the men's 100 metres event in athletics and did not advance further from the heats. Thus, Belize has yet to win an Olympic medal.
Delegation
The Games were held from 26 July to 11 August 2024, in the city of Paris, France.[1] This edition of the Games marked the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and after boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nation had never won a medal at the Olympics.[2][3]
The Belizean delegation was composed of five people. The officials present were Giovanni Alamilla, who served as the chef de mission, Hilberto "Hilly" Martinez, the president of the Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (BOCGA), Allan Sharp, the secretary general of the BOCGA, and Cojac Smith, the president of the Belize Athletic Association. A singular athlete qualified for the Games, 2020 Summer Olympian Shaun Gill, a sprinter who competed in the men's 100 metres.[4] The nation's athlete delegation at the Games tied with Liechtenstein, Nauru, and Somalia, for the fewest athletes of a country at the Games.[5]
Opening and closing ceremonies
The Belizean delegation came in 22nd out of the 205 National Olympic Committees in the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations within the opening ceremony. Gill held the flag for the delegation in the ceremony and was accompanied by Alamilla and Smith.[‡ 1][6] At the closing ceremony, Gill also held the flag.[7]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
