# Mali at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Mali competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It has participated in every edition of the summer Olympics since the nation's official debut in 1964, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 23 |

## Athletics

Mali sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

### 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 events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Fodé Sissoko | Men's 100 m | 10.66 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Mali entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. Marine Camara (women's featheweight) secured her spots in her division, through receiving the allocations of universality spots, signifying the nation’s return to the sport for the first time since 1988.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marine Camara | Women's 57 kg | Yıldız (TUR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mali men's | Men's tournament | Israel D 1–1 | Japan L 1–0 | Paraguay L 1–0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Mali men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the decision play-off against Guinea for the last of three available spots at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, Morocco, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time in two decades.

#### Team roster

Mali announced their final squad on 8 July 2024.
Head coach: Alou Badra Diallo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lassine Diarra | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 21) | Lyon |
| 2 | 2DF | Fodé Doucouré | (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 23) | Red Star |
| 3 | 2DF | Hamidou Diallo | (2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (aged 22) | Farense |
| 4 | 2DF | Mamadou Tounkara | (2001-12-14)14 December 2001 (aged 22) | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 5 | 2DF | Ibrahima Cissé | (2001-02-15)15 February 2001 (aged 23) | Schalke 04 |
| 6 | 3MF | Coli Saco | (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 22) | Ancona |
| 7 | 4FW | Wilson Samaké | (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (aged 20) | Rennes |
| 8 | 3MF | Boubacar Traoré (captain) | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 9 | 4FW | Cheickna Doumbia | (2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 21) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 10 | 3MF | Salam Jiddou* | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 24) | ES Sétif |
| 11 | 4FW | Thiemoko Diarra | (2003-04-19)19 April 2003 (aged 21) | Châteauroux |
| 12 | 3MF | Issouf Sissokho | (2002-01-30)30 January 2002 (aged 22) | Bordeaux |
| 13 | 3MF | Brahima Diarra | (2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 21) | Huddersfield Town |
| 14 | 4FW | Demba Diallo* | (2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (aged 23) | Manisa |
| 15 | 2DF | Mohamed Cisset | (2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (aged 20) | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 16 | 1GK | Oumar Coulibaly | (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 21) | CO Bamako |
| 17 | 2DF | Ahmed Diomandé | (2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 21) | Ittifaq Marrakech |
| 18 | 3MF | Moussa Diakité | (2003-11-04)4 November 2003 (aged 20) | Cádiz |
* Overage player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

## Swimming

Mali sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alexien Kouma | Men's 100 m freestyle | 56.34 | 74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aichata Diabate | Women's 50 m freestyle | 37.55 | 77 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

## Taekwondo

Mali entered one athlete to compete at the games. Rio 2016 Olympian Ismaël Coulibaly qualified for the games through the allocations of universality quota spots.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ismaël Coulibaly | Men's −80 kg | Toleugali (KAZ) L 4–5, 1–1, 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |