# Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as independent Olympic participants.
The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés. This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Games.
For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program.
At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first.

## Team selection

The team was selected on 8 June 2021, represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).
| Athlete | Country of origin | Host NOC | Sport | Event |
| Dorian Keletela | Congo | Portugal | Athletics | Men's 100 m |
| Rose Lokonyen | South Sudan | Kenya | Athletics | Women's 800 m |
| James Chiengjiek | South Sudan | Kenya | Athletics | Men's 800 m |
| Anjelina Lohalith | South Sudan | Kenya | Athletics | Women's 1500 m |
| Paulo Amotun Lokoro | South Sudan | Kenya | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | Sudan | Israel | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Eritrea | Israel | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Aram Mahmoud | Syria | Netherlands | Badminton | Men's singles |
| Wessam Salamana | Syria | Germany | Boxing | Men's light welterweight |
| Eldric Sella | Venezuela | Trinidad and Tobago | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Saeid Fazloula | Iran | Germany | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 m |
| Masomah Ali Zada | Afghanistan | France | Cycling | Women's time trial |
| Ahmad Wais | Syria | Switzerland | Cycling | Men's time trial |
| Sanda Aldass | Syria | Netherlands | Judo | Mixed team |
| Ahmad Alikaj | Syria | Germany | Judo | Mixed team |
| Muna Dahouk | Syria | Netherlands | Judo | Mixed team |
| Javad Mahjoub | Iran | Canada | Judo | Mixed team |
| Popole Misenga | DR Congo | Brazil | Judo | Mixed team |
| Nigara Shaheen | Afghanistan | Russia | Judo | Mixed team |
| Wael Shueb | Syria | Germany | Karate | Men's kata |
| Hamoon Derafshipour | Iran | Canada | Karate | Men's kumite |
| Luna Solomon | Eritrea | Switzerland | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle |
| Alaa Maso | Syria | Germany | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle |
| Yusra Mardini | Syria | Germany | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly |
| Dina Pouryounes | Iran | Netherlands | Taekwondo | Women's –49 kg |
| Kimia Alizadeh | Iran | Germany | Taekwondo | Women's –57 kg |
| Abdullah Sediqi | Afghanistan | Belgium | Taekwondo | Men's –68 kg |
| Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II | Cameroon | United Kingdom | Weightlifting | Men's –96 kg |
| Aker Al-Obaidi | Iraq | Austria | Wrestling | Men's freestyle –67 kg |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Karate | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 29 |

## Athletics
### 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dorian Keletela | 100 m | 10.33 | 1 Q | 10.41 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Nyang Chiengjiek | 800 m | 2:02.04 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paulo Amotun Lokoro | 1500 m | 3:51.78 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 5000 m | 13.42.98 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:14:02 | 16 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rose Lokonyen | 800 m | 2:11.87 PB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anjelina Lohalith | 1500 m | 4:31.65 PB | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

Refugee Olympic Team entered one male player to compete at the Games. Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Aram Mahmoud | Men's singles | Christie (INA) L (8–21, 14–21) | Loh (SGP) L (15–21, 12–21) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| 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 |
| Wessam Salamana | Men's lightweight | Oliveira (BRA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eldric Sella | Men's middleweight | Cedeño (DOM) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Key

* RSC = Referee stopped contest

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:52.631 | 4 QF | 3:52.614 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ahmad Wais | Men's time trial | 1:08:40.46 | 38 |
| Masomah Ali Zada | Women's time trial | 44:04.31 | 25 |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ahmad Alikaj | Men's −73 kg | Makhmadbekov (TJK) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Popole Misenga | Men's −90 kg | Bye | Tóth (HUN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javad Mahjoub | Men's +100 kg | — | Frey (GER) W 01–00 | Krpálek (CZE) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanda Aldass | Women's −57 kg | — | Perišić (SRB) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muna Dahouk | Women's −63 kg | — | del Toro (CUB) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nigara Shaheen | Women's −70 kg | — | Portela (BRA) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sanda Aldass Ahmad Alikaj Muna Dahouk Javad Mahjoub Popole Misenga Nigara Shaheen | Team | Germany (GER) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Karate
### Kumite

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hamoon Derafshipour | Men's −67 kg | Da Costa (FRA) L 0–4 | Madera (VEN) W 9–3 | Al-Masatfa (JOR) L 0–3 | Kalniņš (LAT) W 5–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Kata

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Ranking round | Ranking round | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wael Shueb | Men's kata | 23.30 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | 605.9 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.30 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yusra Mardini | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:06.78 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| 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 |
| Abdullah Sediqi | Men's −68 kg | Bye | Zhao S (CHN) L 20–22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | Bye | Wu Jy (CHN) L 3–26 PTG | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kimia Alizadeh | Women's −57 kg | Kiani (IRI) W 18–9 | Jones (GBR) W 16–12 | Zhou Lj (CHN) W 9–8 | Minina (ROC) L 3–10 | Bye | İlgün (TUR) L 6–8 | 5 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II | Men's −96 kg | 155 | 13 | 195 | 10 | 350 | 10 |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* 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.

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Aker Al-Obaidi | Men's −67 kg | Nasr (TUN) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Zoidze (GEO) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |