# Bahrain at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bahrain competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres | 7 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 32 |

## Athletics

Bahraini athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sadik Mikhou | 1500 m | 3:42.87 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Birhanu Balew | 5000 m | 13:39.42 | 5 Q | — | — | 13:03.20 | 6 |
| Dawit Fikadu | 5000 m | 13:44.03 | 14 qR | — | — | 13:20.24 SB | 15 |
| John Kibet Koech | 3000 m steeplechase | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alemu Bekele | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Shumi Dechasa | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| El-Hassan El-Abbassi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:15:56 | 25 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kalkidan Gezahegne | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 29:56.18 | |
| Aminat Yusuf Jamal | 400 m hurdles | 55.90 SB | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Winfred Mutile Yavi | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:10.80 | 1 Q | — | — | 9:19.74 | 10 |
| Eunice Chumba | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:29:36 | 7 |
| Tejitu Daba | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Abdelrahman Mahmoud | Men's shot put | 20.14 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Bahrain entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Belarusian-born Danis Latypov topped the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in the men's super heavyweight division to secure a place on the Bahraini team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Danis Latypov | Men's super heavyweight | Abdullayev (AZE) L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET: After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bahrain men's | Men's tournament | Sweden L 31–32 | Portugal L 25–26 | Denmark L 21–31 | Japan W 32–30 | Egypt L 20–30 | 4 | France L 28–42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Bahrain men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 11 July 2021. On 27 July, Komail Mahfoodh was replaced by Bilal Basham Askani.
Head coach: Aron Kristjánsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Husain Mahfoodh
* (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 20)
* 1.86 m
* 51
* 5
* Al-Ahli
* 3
* CB
* Ali Abdulla Eid
* (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30)
* 1.75 m
* 69
* 125
* Al-Najma
* 8
* RB
* Hassan Mirza
* (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 23)
* 1.65 m
* 30
* 26
* Al-Tadhamun
* 9
* LW
* Hasan Al-Samahiji
* (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 30)
* 1.77 m
* 72
* 253
* Al-Ahli
* 15
* LB
* Mohamed Abdulredha
* (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 31)
* 1.86 m
* 64
* 92
* Al-Ahli
* 18
* RW
* Ahmed Jalal
* (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 23)
* 1.68 m
* 74
* 137
* Al-Shabab
* 19
* P
* Mohamed Merza
* (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 34)
* 1.84 m
* 89
* 158
* Al-Najma
* 21
* GK
* Mohamed Abdulhusain
* (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 31)
* 1.75 m
* 259
* 15
* Al-Najma
* 27
* RW
* Bilal Basham Askani
* (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 30)
* 1.65 m
* 75
* 110
* Al-Najma
* 50
* CB
* Ahmed Al-Maqabi
* (1994-10-26)26 October 1994 (aged 26)
* 1.75 m
* 78
* 103
* Al-Qadsia SC
* 66
* LB
* Komail Mahfoodh
* (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 29)
* 1.89 m
* 74
* 137
* Al-Najma
* 77
* RB
* Ali Merza
* (1988-07-07)7 July 1988 (aged 33)
* 1.80 m
* 159
* 433
* Al-Najma
* 89
* LW
* Mahdi Saad
* (1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (aged 32)
* 1.73 m
* 129
* 270
* Al-Najma
* 93
* LB
* Mohamed Habib
* (1993-07-20)20 July 1993 (aged 28)
* 1.65 m
* 300
* 250
* Mudhar
* 95
* CB
* Mohamed Mohamed
* (2001-02-07)7 February 2001 (aged 20)
* 1.75 m
* 300
* 120
* Al-Najma
* 99
* CB
* Husain Al-Sayyad (c)
* (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 33)
* 1.75 m
* 482
* 1200
* Al-Najma

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 139 | +35 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 134 | +20 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 142 | +2 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 149 | −20 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 | −13 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 170 | −24 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
* 1 2 3 Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
| 24 July 2021 14:15 | Sweden | 32–31 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 24 July 2021 14:15 | Wanne 13 | (16–18) | Habib 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 24 July 2021 14:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | Bahrain | 25–26 | Portugal | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | Habib 8 | (15–14) | Portela 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 28 July 2021 09:00 | Denmark | 31–21 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 28 July 2021 09:00 | J. Hansen 6 | (12–7) | four players 3 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 28 July 2021 09:00 | 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 30 July 2021 11:00 | Bahrain | 32–30 | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 30 July 2021 11:00 | Al-Sayyad, Habib 7 | (17–16) | Motoki 7 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 30 July 2021 11:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 4× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 1 August 2021 11:00 | Egypt | 30–20 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 1 August 2021 11:00 | El-Ahmar 5 | (15–7) | Habib 4 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 1 August 2021 11:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 3 August 2021 09:30 | France | 42–28 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 3 August 2021 09:30 | Mahé 9 | (21–14) | Al-Sayyad 5 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 3 August 2021 09:30 | 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |

## Shooting

Bahrain granted an invitation from ISSF to send a women's skeet shooter to the Olympics, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Maryam Hassani | Women's skeet | 112 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Bahrain received a universality invitation from FINA 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 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Abdulla Ahmed | Men's 100 m butterfly | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noor Yussuf Abdulla | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.87 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |