United Arab Emirates at the 2020 Summer Olympics

United Arab Emirates at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUAE
NOCUnited Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
Websiteolympic.ae (in Arabic)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Yousuf Al-Matrooshi
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

United Arab Emirates competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Judo 2 0 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5

Athletics

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

United Arab Emirates received universality slots from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]

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
Mohammed Al-Hamadi Men's 100 m 10.59 PB 3 Q 10.64 8 Did not advance

Judo

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

United Arab Emirates entered two male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[3]

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
Victor Scvortov Men's −73 kg  Macias (SWE)
L 01–10 		Did not advance
Ivan Remarenco Men's −100 kg  El Nahas (CAN)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Shooting

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

United Arab Emirates entered one shooter at the games, after getting the allocation quotas.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Saif Bin Futtais Men's skeet 117 24 Did not advance

Swimming

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

United Arab Emirates received a universality invitation from FINA to send a male top-ranked swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yousuf Al-Matrooshi Men's 100 m freestyle 51.50 50 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "IJF.org - International Judo Federation". www.ijf.org.
  4. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.