Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Somalia sent a delegation to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972, only missing for three occasions: 1976, due to the Congolese-led boycott; 1980, due to the US-led boycott; and 1992, for political reasons.
| Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SOM |
| NOC | Somali Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Ramla Ali Ali Idow Hassan [1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Somalia's team consisted of one male athletics athlete, Ali Idow Hassan, and one female boxing athlete, Ramla Ali. Both of them served as the country's opening ceremony flagbearer. Both of them were eliminated in their first round of competition.
Competitors
Athletics
Somalia received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send one athlete to the Olympics.[4] Ali Idow Hassan was 23 years old at the time of Tokyo Olympics. On 3 August, he participated in the first round heats of the men's 1500 metres in Japan National Stadium. Drawn to the second heat, Hassan finished the race in a time of 3 minutes and 43.96 seconds, placed 10th out of 16 runners in his heat. As only the first six athletes from each heat and the next six fastest would advance to the semi-finals, Hassan was eliminated in the first round.[5] Original 8th place finisher Sadik Mikhou was later disqualified on the 8th of August for blood doping after an out of competition test produced an abnormal result.[6] Hassan was then placed 9th out of 16 in his heat, and was ranked 35 out of 47 participating athletes overall in the heat. Eventually, the gold was won by Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway, silver by Timothy Cheruiyot from Kenya, and Josh Kerr from Great Britain.[5]
In 2024 Paris Olympics, Hassan would represent the country again, participating in the men's 800 metres.[7]
- Key
- PB – personal best (the best mark achieved by an athlete on a personal level)
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ali Idow Hassan | Men's 1500 m | 3:43.96 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |||
Boxing
Somalia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send featherweight boxer Ramla Ali.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ramla Ali | Women's featherweight | Bye |  Nechita (ROU)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||