Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Refugee Olympic Team at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Refugee Olympic Team at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
	Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag
IOC code	EOR
in Paris, France; July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024
Competitors	36 in 12 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	2016; 2020; 2024;

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 36 athletes from 11 different countries of origin will represent the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 12 different sports, with 14 of the 36 athletes being Iranian.^[1]^[2]

Team selection[edit]

On May 2 2024, the IOC announced 36 athletes will represent the Refugee Olympic Team.^[2]

Athlete	Country of origin	Host NOC	Sport	Event
Dorian Keletela	Democratic Republic of Congo	France	Athletics	Men's 100 m
Musa Suliman	Sudan	Switzerland	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed	Sudan	Israel	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos	Eritrea	Israel	Athletics	Men's marathon
Mohammad Amin Alsalami	Syria	Germany	Athletics	Men's long jump
Perina Lokure	South Sudan	Kenya	Athletics	Women's 800 m
Farida Abaroge	Ethiopia	France	Athletics	Women's 1500 m
Dorsa Yavarivafa	Iran	Great Britain	Badminton	Women's singles
Omid Ahmadisafa	Iran	Germany	Boxing	Men's flyweight (51 kg)
Cindy Ngamba	Cameroon	Great Britain	Boxing	Women's middleweight (75 kg)
Manizha Talash	Afghanistan	Spain	Breaking	B-Girls
Amir Rezanejad	Iran	Germany	Canoeing	Men's slalom C-1
Fernando Jorge	Cuba	United States	Canoeing	Men's sprint C-1 1000 m
Saeid Fazloula	Iran	Germany	Canoeing	Men's sprint K-1 1000 m
Saman Soltani	Iran	Austria	Canoeing	Women's sprint K-1 500 m
Amir Ansari	Afghanistan	Great Britain	Cycling	Men's road time trial
Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru	Ethiopia	France	Cycling	Women's road race
Mohammad Rashnonejad	Iran	Netherlands	Judo	Men's –60 kg Mixed team
Sibghatullah Arab	Afghanistan	Germany	Judo	Men's –81 kg Mixed team
Adnan Khankan	Syria	Germany	Judo	Men's –100 kg Mixed team
Muna Dahouk	Syria	Netherlands	Judo	Women's –57 kg Mixed team
Nigara Shaheen	Afghanistan	Canada	Judo	Women's –63 kg Mixed team
Mahboubeh Barbari	Iran	Germany	Judo	Women's +78 kg Mixed team
Francisco Edilio Centeno	Venezuela	Mexico	Shooting	Men's 10 m air pistol
Luna Solomon	Eritrea	Switzerland	Shooting	Women's 10 m air rifle
Alaa Maso	Syria	Germany	Swimming	Men's 50 m freestyle
Matin Balsini	Iran	Great Britain	Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly
Hadi Tiran	Iran	Italy	Taekwondo	Men's –58 kg
Yahya Al-Ghotany	Syria	Jordan	Taekwondo	Men's –68 kg
Farzad Mansouri	Afghanistan	Great Britain	Taekwondo	Men's –80 kg
Kasra Mehdipournejad	Iran	Germany	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
Dina Pouryounes	Iran	Netherlands	Taekwondo	Women's –49 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero	Cuba	Great Britain	Weightlifting	Men's –102 kg
Yekta Jamali	Iran	Germany	Weightlifting	Women's –81 kg
Iman Mahdavi	Iran	Italy	Wrestling	Men's freestyle –74 kg
Jamal Valizadeh	Iran	France	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman –60 kg

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	4	7
Badminton	0	1	1
Boxing	1	1	2
Breaking	0	1	1
Canoeing	3	1	4
Cycling	1	1	2
Judo	3	3	6
Shooting	1	1	2
Swimming	2	0	2
Taekwondo	4	1	5
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	21	15	36

Athletics[edit]

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

Track and road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dorian Keletela	100 m
Musa Suliman	800 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed	10,000 m	—
Tachlowini Gabriyesos	Marathon	—

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Perina Lokure	800 m
Farida Abaroge	1500 m

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mohammad Amin Alsalami	Men's long jump

Badminton[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Iranian badminton player, Dorsa Yavarivafa entered the games after being selected by the IOC.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dorsa Yavarivafa	Women's singles

Boxing[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered two boxers. Former Cameroonian boxer, Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the one spot the Refugee Olympic Team squad in his weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.^[4] Later on, the IOC announced that Cindy and former Iranian boxer, Omid Ahmadisafa will compete at the games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Omid Ahmadisafa	Men's flyweight	0
Cindy Ngamba	Women's middleweight	0

Breaking[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Former Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash (Nicka) qualified for the games following the announcement of Refugee Olympic Team by IOC.

Athlete	Nickname	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Nickname	Event	Points	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Manizha Talash	Troll	B-Girls			0

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Former Iranian canoeists, Amir Rezanejad confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amir Rezanejad	Men's C-1

Sprint[edit]

Two Former Iranian canoeists, Saeid Fazloula and Saman Soltani; and a former Cuban canoeist, Fernando Jorge; confirmed a boat in their respective classes for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fernando Jorge	Men's C-1 1000 m
Saeid Fazloula	Men's K-1 1000 m
Saman Soltani	Women's K-1 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team, entered two cyclist to compete at the games. Ex-Afghan cyclist Amir Ansari, and ex-Ethiopian cyclist Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru were nominated by the IOC to compete at the games.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Amir Ansari	Men's time trial
Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru	Women's road race

Judo[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered 6 judoka (three men and three women) into Paris 2024.^[6] The team including; Two ex-Iranian judoka, Mohammad Rashnonejad and Mahboubeh Barbari; two ex-Afghan judoka, Sibghatullah Arab and Nigara Shaheen; two ex-Syrian judoka, Adnan Khankan and Muna Dahouk.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammad Rashnonejad	Men's −60 kg
Sibghatullah Arab	Men's −81 kg
Adnan Khankan	Men's −100 kg
Muna Dahouk	Women's −57 kg
Nigara Shaheen	Women's −63 kg
Mahboubeh Barbari	Women's +78 kg

Mixed

Team	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammad Rashnonejad Sibghatullah Arab Adnan Khankan Muna Dahouk Nigara Shaheen Mahboubeh Barbari	Team

Shooting[edit]

Two shooters achieved quota places for the Refugee Olympics Team. Former Eritrean sport-shooter, Luna Solomon; and former Venezuelan sport-shooter Francisco Edilio Centeno; both will compete at the games after being announced by the IOC.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Francisco Edilio Centeno	Men's 10 m air pistol
Luna Solomon	Women's 10 m air rifle

Swimming[edit]

Two swimmers; Alaa Maso (former Syrian swimmer) and Matin Balsini (former Iranian); will represent the Refugee Olympic Team, after being announced by the IOC.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alaa Maso	Men's 50 m freestyle
Matin Balsini	Men's 200 m butterfly

Taekwondo[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team announced five athletes to compete at the games. Three former Iranians; Hadi Tiran, Kasra Mehdipournejad and Dina Pouryounes; one former Syrian, Yahya Al-Ghotany; and one former Afghan, Farzad Mansouri; were all set to compete at the games.^[9]

Originally, two athletes already qualified for the games; Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China;^[10] and Kimia Alizadeh qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in her division at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Later on, both of them cannot compete at the games, because Dina received her Bulgarian passport, which makes her represent the Bulgarian team;^[11] and Ali's quota was declined by the IOC and being replaced by Yahya.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hadi Tiran	Men's −58 kg
Yahya Al Ghotany	Men's −68 kg
Farzad Mansouri	Men's −80 kg
Kasra Mehdipournejad	Men's +80 kg
Dina Pouryounes	Women's −49 kg

Weightlifting[edit]

Refugee Olympic Team entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Former Cuban weightlifters, Ramiro Mora Romero; and former Iranian weightlifters Yekta Jamali secured their spots, respectively in men's under 102 kg and women's under 81 kg, after being nominated by the IOC.^[13]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Ramiro Mora Romero	Men's −102 kg
Yekta Jamali	Women's −81 kg

Wrestling[edit]

Refugee Olympics Team entered two wrestlers to compete at the Olympic competition. Former Iranian wrestlers, Iman Mahdavi and Jamal Valizadeh entered the games after being announced to represent the team by the IOC.^[14]

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.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Iman Mahdavi	Men's 74 kg

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jamal Valizadeh	Men's 60 kg

References[edit]

^ https://www.iranintl.com/202405024306
^ ^a ^b "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". International Olympic Committee. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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^ "Four paddlers named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024". International Canoe Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "1 in 100 Million". International Judo Federation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Two shooting sport athletes named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024 as Solomon earns second Games appearance". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Swimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso named to the Olympic Refugee Team for the Paris 2024 Games". World Aquatics. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Five Taekwondo athletes named on IOC Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024". World Taekwondo. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ "Refugee taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh receives Bulgarian citizenship". Inside The Games. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation". Inside The Games. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Lifters Mora and Jamali included in the 2024 Olympic Refugee Team". International Weightlifting Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Valizadeh, Mahdavi named in IOC Refugee Team for 2024 Paris Olympics". United World Wrestling. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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[ioc-2] "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". International Olympic Committee. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "YAVARIVAFA VOWS TO 'MAKE EVERYONE PROUD'". Badminton World Federation. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[4] "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[5] "Four paddlers named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024". International Canoe Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[6] "1 in 100 Million". International Judo Federation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[7] "Two shooting sport athletes named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024 as Solomon earns second Games appearance". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[8] "Swimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso named to the Olympic Refugee Team for the Paris 2024 Games". World Aquatics. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[9] "Five Taekwondo athletes named on IOC Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024". World Taekwondo. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[10] "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[11] "Refugee taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh receives Bulgarian citizenship". Inside The Games. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[12] "Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation". Inside The Games. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[13] "Lifters Mora and Jamali included in the 2024 Olympic Refugee Team". International Weightlifting Federation. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[14] "Valizadeh, Mahdavi named in IOC Refugee Team for 2024 Paris Olympics". United World Wrestling. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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