Despite planning to retire following the 2016 Summer Olympics, Folkard continued to participate in international tournaments. Her performances earned her a place on the British Olympic team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in April 2021, her fifth consecutive appearance at the Games. She and her teammates Sarah Bettles and Bryony Pitman were eliminated by Italy in the women's team event, and Folkard was later knocked out by Wu Jiaxin in the women's individual event.