Niger at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Niger at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNIG
NOCNigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors7 (5 men and 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers Abdoul Razak Issoufou & Samira Awali Boubacar
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Niger competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Nigerien athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the US-led boycotts, respectively.

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 011
Fencing 101
Judo 101
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 202
Total527

Athletics

Niger sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

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 events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Samira Awali Boubacar Women's 100 m 12.06 5 Did Not Advance

Fencing

Niger entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Evann Girault qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual sabre events at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria;[2] marking the nation's debut at these sport.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evann Girault Men's sabre  Oh S-u (KOR)
L 8–15
Did not advance 30

Judo

Niger qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Ismael Alhassane (men's 66 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ismael Alhassane Men's −66 kg  Pongrácz (HUN)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

Taekwondo

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