The Nauru National Olympic Committee selected two athletes, having chosen for the second successive time to compete only in judo and weightlifting. This was Nauru's second-largest team sent to the Olympics, tying with 2000 in Sydney and 2012 in London for this number of athletes. The Nauruan athletes chosen were judoka Ovini Uera in the men's 90 kg category, and weightlifter and 2010 Youth Olympian Elson Brechtefeld (men's 56 kg). Brechtefeld was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and Uera for the closing ceremony.