Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Refugee Olympic Team at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag
IOC codeEOR
in Paris, France
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Team selection[edit]

Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport Event
Cindy Ngamba  Cameroon  Great Britain Boxing Women's Middleweight (75 kg)
Ali Reza Abbasi  Afghanistan  Iran Taekwondo Men's –68 kg
Kimia Alizadeh  Iran  Germany Taekwondo Women's –57 kg

Competitors[edit]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Boxing 0 1 1
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3

Boxing[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered one boxer. Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the spot on the Refugee Olympic Team squad in their respective weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[1]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cindy Ngamba Women's middleweight
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Taekwondo[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team qualified two athletes to compete at the games. Kimia Alizadeh qualified for Paris 2024 following her victory in the under 57 kg semifinal, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria; and Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Reza Abbasi Men's −68 kg
Kimia Alizadeh Women's –57 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.