Senegal 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 fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Senegal qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight event (+100 kg). 2019 African Games champion Mbagnick Ndiaye received a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka, outside of a direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List as of June 28, 2021.[5][6]
For the first time since Los Angeles 1984, Senegal received an invitation from ISSF to send Italian-born Chiara Costa in the women's skeet, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.[7]
Senegal qualified one male athlete. This marked the country's return to the sport for the first time in 16 years. Ibrahima Diaw claimed one of the four available spots at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis, Tunisia.[9]
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.