The Gambia participated in nine Summer Olympic Games between its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No Gambian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics and the country has not debuted at the Winter Olympic Games. The Gambia participated in the Rio Olympic Games from 5 to 21 August 2016. The four athletes that were chosen to compete in the Rio Games were athletes Adama Jammeh and Gina Bass, judoka Faye Njie and swimmer Pap Jonga. Three of the team's competitors trained at the Centro di Preparazione Olimpica di Formia after The Gambia's NOC secured funding for overseas training. Along with the four athletes, the country's delegation consisted of the NOC development officer and team leader Alhagie Dodou Capi Joo, athletics coach Mariama Sallah Saine, and swimming coach Arfang Y. Jobe. Bass was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.