Lebanon had been due to send one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] However, Noureddine Hadid was arrested at Beirut Airport on 4 July 2024 as he was considered a deserter from the Lebanese Army. Despite appeals from the Lebanese Athletics Federation the army insisted that Hadid would not be allowed to compete, meaning that Lebanon had no competitors in Olympic athletics events for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
For the first time since 2016, Lebanon entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Philippe Wakim secured his spot after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas for men's individual foil event.
Lebanon qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Caramnob Sagaipov (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Lebanon received a universality invitation from World Aquatics 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 23, 2024.
For the first time since 2016, Lebanon entered one athlete into the games. Mariana Sahakian secured her spot at the Games via winning the gold medal for women's single event, through the 2024 Western Asia Qualification Tournament in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
For the first time since 2012, Lebanon qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Laetitia Aoun qualified for the games, following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal rounds in her class, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[7]
Lebanon entered two tennis players into the games. Benjamin Hassan will represent the nations at the games by virtue of the universality spots allocations results; marking the nations debut at these sports.
