Belize received a universality invitation from the IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[6][3] This marked both Brandon Jones's and Katy Sealy's Olympic debuts. Jones participated in the men's 200 m and Sealy in the women's 100 m hurdles. Brandon Jones finished 8th in his heat with a time of 21.49 seconds, achieving his season's best but failing to qualify for the semifinals.[7]Katy Sealy came 7th in her heat with a time of 15.79 seconds and was unable to qualify for the semifinals. The runner behind her, Mulern Jean, was disqualified due to violating rule 168.7b which states that a competitor must not "deliberately" knock down any hurdle."[8][9]
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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
Belize received a universality invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics.[6][3] This was Renick James's Olympic debut. James received a bye past the first round of 64. He then lost 100-000 in the round of 32 against Ovini Uera of Nauru.[10]