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Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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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.

A total of 29 athletes including 19 men and 10 women from 11 different nations competed in 12 different sports including athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling. The team included refugees from Afghanistan, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Venezuela.

Background

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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 Summer Olympics.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Team selection

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The team was selected on 8 June 2021.[1][5]

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 FranceCyclingWomen'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

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In total, 29 refugee athletes competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

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

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In total seven refugee athletes took part in the athletics events.[2]

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 N/a Did not advance
Paulo Amotun Lokoro 1500 m 3:51.78 13 N/a Did not advance
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed 5000 m 13.42.98 13 N/a Did not advance
Tachlowini Gabriyesos Marathon N/a 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

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In total one refugee athlete took part in the badminton events.[2]

Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC.[6]

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

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In total two refugee athletes took part in the boxing events.[2]

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

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In total one refugee athlete took part in the canoeing events.[2]

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

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In total two refugee athletes took part in the cycling events.[2]

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

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Javad Mahjoub

In total six refugee athletes took part in the judo events.[2]

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 N/a  Frey (GER)
W 01–00		  Krpálek (CZE)
L 00–11		 Did not advance
Sanda Aldass Women's −57 kg N/a  Perišić (SRB)
L 00–10		 Did not advance
Muna Dahouk Women's −63 kg N/a  del Toro (CUB)
L 00–10		 Did not advance
Nigara Shaheen Women's −70 kg N/a  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
L 0–4		 Did not advance

Karate

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In total two refugee athletes took part in the karate events.[2]

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

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In total one refugee athlete took part in the shooting events.[2]

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

Swimming

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Yusra Mardini

In total two refugee athletes took part in the swimming events.[2]

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

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Kimia Alizadeh

In total three refugee athletes took part in the taekwondo events.[2]

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

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In total one refugee athlete took part in the weightlifting events.[2]

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

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In total one refugee athlete took part in the wrestling events.[2]

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

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References

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  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Refugee Olympic Team (EOR)". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?". International Rescue Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "U.S., France, Japan to march last in 2020 Parade of Nations". The Japan Times. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "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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