Malta at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Malta competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitors. The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics. Malta received a universality invitation from the World Athletics to send two athletes (one men and one women) to the Olympics. Badminton. For the first time in history, Malta entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Matthew Abela accepted the invitation from  the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles. Shooting. Malta received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's pistol shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021. Swimming. Malta entered in 2 athletes for swimming after successfully applying for universality places, after women's athletes met the Olympic Selection Time (OST) in their respective events Weightlifting. Malta receiving one tripartite invitation quotas from International Weightlifting Federation.