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Malta competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| Malta at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| IOC code | MLT |
| NOC | Malta Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Eleanor Bezzina Andrew Chetcuti |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Malta received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carla Scicluna | Women's 100 m | 12.11 | 4 q | 12.16 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
For the first time in history, Malta entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Matthew Abela accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Matthew Abela | Men's singles |  Shi Yq (CHN)L (9–21, 8–21) |
 Opti (SUR)W (WO) |
2 | Did not advance | ||||
Malta received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 6, 2021.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Eleanor Bezzina | Women's 10 m air pistol | 570 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 25 m pistol | 565 | 41 | Did not advance | ||
Malta received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Chetcuti | Men's 100 m freestyle | 51.47 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
| Sasha Gatt | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:19.75 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 1500 m freestyle | 16:57.47 | 33 | — | Did not advance | |||
Malta receiving one tripartite invitation quotas from International Weightlifting Federation.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Yasmin Zammit Stevens | Women's –64 kg | 84 | 14 | 105 | 13 | 189 | 13 |
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