Djibouti at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Djibouti at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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Souhra Ali Mohamed | |
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Background
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. As of 2021 the country had a population of approximately 1,001,454.[1] The country was formerly known as French Somaliland before gaining independence from France in 1977.[2] The Djibouti National Olympic and Sports Committee was formed in 1983, and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee the following year.[3] Djibouti has participated in every Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles except the 2004 Games. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating at any single Summer Games was eight at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain.[4]
The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally due to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were delayed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 due to the
Athletics
Djibouti athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Souleiman had been due to compete in the sixth heat of the men's 800 metres taking place on 31 July, however he did not start the race.[14] In the men's 1500 metres event he was drawn in heat three in round one. Souleiman finished ninth in his heat out of 13 athletes that finished the race.[a] He qualified for the next round with a time of 3 minutes and 37.25 seconds, finishing directly behind Andrew Coscoran of Ireland (3 minutes 37.11 seconds) and ahead of Kenya's Charles Simotwo (3 minutes 37.26 seconds). The leaders of Souleiman's heat were Great Britain's Jake Heyward (3 minutes 36.14 seconds) and Ethiopia's Teddese Lemi (3 minutes 36.26 seconds). Overall, Souleiman placed 17th out of the 47 athletes who participated in the qualification round.[b] He advanced to semifinals, which took place on 5 August. During semifinals, Souleiman participated in the first heat, where he ran his event but was unable to finish the race . The heat's leaders were Great Britain's Jake Wightman (3 minutes 33.48 seconds), United States's Cole Hocker (3 minutes 33.87 seconds) and eventual silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya. Souleiman did not advance to finals.[15]
At 26 years old, Souhra Ali Mohamed was making her second appearance at the Summer Olympics. She had previously competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2012 Games. She had also competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[8] In the women's 1500 metres event of the 2020 Olympics, she was drawn in heat three which took place on 2 August. Souhra however was unable to finish the race and did not advance to later rounds of the competition. her heat was led by Kenya's Faith Kipyegon who went on to win the gold medal in the finals and achieve an Olympic record with a time of 3 minutes and 53.11 seconds.[16]
- 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
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ayanleh Souleiman | Men's 800 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
Men's 1500 m | 3:37.25 SB | 9 q | DNF | Did not advance | |||
Souhra Ali Mohamed
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Women's 1500 m | DNF | Did not advance |
Judo
Djibouti qualified one judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
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Aden-Alexandre Houssein | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Dharmawardana (SRI )W 10–00 |
Shavdatuashvili (GEO) L 00–01 |
Did not advance |
Swimming
Djibouti received a universality invitation from
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | Men's 50 m freestyle | 27.41 | 65 | Did not advance |
Notes
- ^ Two athletes, Soufiane El Bakkali and Ronald Musagala, did not finish. One athlete, Yared Nuguse, did not start.
- ^ One athlete, Yared Nuguse, did not start.
References
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- ^ a b "Olympedia – Zourah Ali". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Olympedia – Aden-Alexandre Houssein". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Olympedia – Houssein Gaber Ibrahim". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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- ^ "Olympedia – 1,500 metres, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympedia – Lightweight (≤73 kilograms), Men – Round Two, Match #10". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Olympedia – Lightweight (≤73 kilograms), Men – Round Three, Match #5". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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- ^ "FINA A & B Qualifying Time Standards" (PDF). FINA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Olympedia – 50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2023.