Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Qatar 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] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Qatar
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.qa/en (in English and Arabic)
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	16 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Tala Abujbara Mohammed Al-Rumaihi
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals Ranked 41st	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Fares El-Bakh became the first Qatari Olympic gold medallist.^[2]

One of the most memorable events in their second gold medal was Mutaz Essa Barshim who, alongside Italian high jump athlete Gianmarco Tamberi, shared the gold medal respectively, with a memorable quote of Mutaz asking the official "Can we have two golds?".^[3]

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Fares Ibrahim	Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg	31 July
Gold	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Athletics	Men's high jump	1 August
Bronze	Cherif Younousse Ahmed Tijan	Volleyball	Men's beach volleyball	7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	7	1	8
Judo	1	0	1
Rowing	0	1	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Volleyball	2	0	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	13	3	16

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatari athletes 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):^[4][5]

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		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Femi Ogunode	Men's 100 m	Bye		10.02	2 Q	10.17	8	Did not advance
Abubaker Haydar Abdalla	Men's 800 m	1:47.45	6	—		Did not advance
Abdirahman Saeed Hassan	Men's 1500 m	DNF		—		Did not advance
Adam Ali Musab		3:42.55	15			Did not advance
Abderrahman Samba	Men's 400 m hurdles	48.38	1 Q	—		47.47 SB	2 Q	47.12 SB	5
Bashair Obaid Al-Manwari	Women's 100 m	13.12 PB	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mutaz Essa Barshim	Men's high jump	2.28	=1 q	2.37 SB
Ashraf Amgad El-Seify	Men's hammer throw	71.84	26	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Ayoub El-Idrissi accepted a continental berth from Asia as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ayoub El-Idrissi	Men's −66 kg	Minkou (BLR) L 00–10	did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing third in the B-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tala Abujbara	Women's single sculls	8:06.29	5 R	8:16.88	3 SE/F	Bye		8:24.24	1 FE	8:00.22	25

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatari shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mohammed Al-Rumaihi	Men's trap	121	13	did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdulaziz Al-Obaidly	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:23.22	39	did not advance
Nada Arkaji	Women's 50 m freestyle	DNS		did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Beach

Qatar men's beach volleyball pair qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings of 13 June 2021.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round				Repechage	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ahmed Tijan Cherif Younousse	Men's	Gerson / Heidrich (SUI) W (21–17, 21–16)	Carambula / Rossi (ITA) W (24–22, 21–13)	Crabb / Gibb (USA) W (21–18, 21–17)	1 Q	Bye	Dalhausser / Lucena (USA) W 2–1 (14–21, 21–19, 15–11)	Lupo / Nicolai (ITA) W 2–0 (21–17, 23–21)	Krasilnikov / Stoyanovskiy (ROC) L 0–2 (19–21, 17–21)	Pļaviņš / Točs (LAT) W 2–0 (21–12, 21–18)

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Fares Ibrahim topped the field of eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the men's 96 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fares Ibrahim	Men's −96 kg	177	4	225	1	402

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Fares El-Bakh makes history for Qatar and sets new Olympic record with gold in 96kg men's weightlifting final". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
4. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
6. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
7. "Finals racing decides Asia & Oceania Olympic & Paralympic quota spots". International Rowing Federation. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
8. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
9. "Fifteen athletes to represent Qatar at Tokyo Olympic Games". Gulf Times. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
10. "Tokyo Tracker: Fifteen Berths Secured Via Points In A Variety Of Paths". FIVB. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.