The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 36 athletes from 11 different countries of origin will represent the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 12 different sports, with 14 of the 36 athletes being Iranian.[1][2]
| Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag | |
| IOC code | EOR |
| in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 36 in 12 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Team selection edit
On May 2 2024, the IOC announced 36 athletes will represent the Refugee Olympic Team.[2]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Breaking | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 36 |
Athletics edit
- 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 and road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dorian Keletela | 100 m | ||||||||
| Musa Suliman | 800 m | ||||||||
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 10,000 m | — | |||||||
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Perina Lokure | 800 m | ||||||||
| Farida Abaroge | 1500 m | ||||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mohammad Amin Alsalami | Men's long jump | ||||
Badminton edit
Refugee Olympic Team entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Iranian badminton player, Dorsa Yavarivafa entered the games after being selected by the IOC.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Dorsa Yavarivafa | Women's singles | |||||||||
Boxing edit
Refugee Olympic Team entered two boxers. Former Cameroonian boxer, Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the one spot the Refugee Olympic Team squad in her weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[4] Later on, the IOC announced that Cindy and former Iranian boxer, Omid Ahmadisafa will compete at the games.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Omid Ahmadisafa | Men's flyweight | ||||||
| Cindy Ngamba | Women's middleweight | ||||||
Breaking edit
Refugee Olympic Team entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Former Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash (Nicka) qualified for the games following the announcement of Refugee Olympic Team by IOC.
| Athlete | Nickname | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Opposition Result |
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| Manizha Talash | Nicka | B-Girls | |||||||
Canoeing edit
Slalom edit
Former Iranian canoeists, Amir Rezanejad confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amir Rezanejad | Men's C-1 | ||||||||||
Sprint edit
Two Former Iranian canoeists, Saeid Fazloula and Saman Soltani; and a former Cuban canoeist, Fernando Jorge; confirmed a boat in their respective classes for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fernando Jorge | Men's C-1 1000 m | ||||||||
| Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | ||||||||
| Saman Soltani | Women's K-1 500 m | ||||||||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling edit
Road edit
Refugee Olympic Team, entered two cyclist to compete at the games. Ex-Afghan cyclist Amir Ansari, and ex-Ethiopian cyclist Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru were nominated by the IOC to compete at the games.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Ansari | Men's time trial | ||
| Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru | Women's road race |
Judo edit
Refugee Olympic Team entered 6 judoka (three men and three women) into Paris 2024.[6] The team including; Two ex-Iranian judoka, Mohammad Rashnonejad and Mahboubeh Barbari; two ex-Afghan judoka, Sibghatullah Arab and Nigara Shaheen; two ex-Syrian judoka, Adnan Khankan and Muna Dahouk.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Mohammad Rashnonejad | Men's −60 kg | ||||||||
| Sibghatullah Arab | Men's −81 kg | ||||||||
| Adnan Khankan | Men's −100 kg | ||||||||
| Muna Dahouk | Women's −57 kg | ||||||||
| Nigara Shaheen | Women's −63 kg | ||||||||
| Mahboubeh Barbari | Women's +78 kg |
- Mixed
| Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Mohammad Rashnonejad Sibghatullah Arab Adnan Khankan Muna Dahouk Nigara Shaheen Mahboubeh Barbari |
Team |
Shooting edit
Two shooters achieved quota places for the Refugee Olympics Team. Former Eritrean sport-shooter, Luna Solomon; and former Venezuelan sport-shooter Francisco Edilio Centeno; both will compete at the games after being announced by the IOC.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Francisco Edilio Centeno | Men's 10 m air pistol | ||||||
| Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | ||||||
Swimming edit
Two swimmers; Alaa Maso (former Syrian swimmer) and Matin Balsini (former Iranian); will represent the Refugee Olympic Team, after being announced by the IOC.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| Matin Balsini | Men's 200 m butterfly | ||||||
Taekwondo edit
Refugee Olympic Team announced five athletes to compete at the games. Three former Iranians; Hadi Tiran, Kasra Mehdipournejad and Dina Pouryounes; one former Syrian, Yahya Al-Ghotany; and one former Afghan, Farzad Mansouri; were all set to compete at the games.[9]
Originally, two athletes already qualified for the games; Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China;[10] and Kimia Alizadeh qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in her division at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Later on, both of them cannot compete at the games, because Dina received her Bulgarian passport, which makes her represent the Bulgarian team;[11] and Ali's quota was declined by the IOC and being replaced by Yahya.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Hadi Tiran | Men's −58 kg | |||||||
| Yahya Al Ghotany | Men's −68 kg | |||||||
| Farzad Mansouri | Men's −80 kg | |||||||
| Kasra Mehdipournejad | Men's +80 kg | |||||||
| Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | |||||||
Weightlifting edit
Refugee Olympic Team entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Former Cuban weightlifters, Ramiro Mora Romero; and former Iranian weightlifters Yekta Jamali secured their spots, respectively in men's under 102 kg and women's under 81 kg, after being nominated by the IOC.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ramiro Mora Romero | Men's −102 kg | ||||||
| Yekta Jamali | Women's −81 kg | ||||||
Wrestling edit
Refugee Olympics Team entered two wrestlers to compete at the Olympic competition. Former Iranian wrestlers, Iman Mahdavi and Jamal Valizadeh entered the games after being announced to represent the team by the IOC.[14]
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.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Iman Mahdavi | Men's 74 kg | ||||||
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Jamal Valizadeh | Men's 60 kg | ||||||
References edit
- ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202405024306
- ^ a b "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". International Olympic Committee. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "YAVARIVAFA VOWS TO 'MAKE EVERYONE PROUD'". Badminton World Federation. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Four paddlers named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024". International Canoe Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "1 in 100 Million". International Judo Federation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Two shooting sport athletes named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024 as Solomon earns second Games appearance". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Swimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso named to the Olympic Refugee Team for the Paris 2024 Games". World Aquatics. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Five Taekwondo athletes named on IOC Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024". World Taekwondo. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Refugee taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh receives Bulgarian citizenship". Inside The Games. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation". Inside The Games. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Lifters Mora and Jamali included in the 2024 Olympic Refugee Team". International Weightlifting Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Valizadeh, Mahdavi named in IOC Refugee Team for 2024 Paris Olympics". United World Wrestling. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.