Vanuatu_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Vanuatu competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the 2020 Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | VAN |
| NOC | Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Rio Rii |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Rio Rii |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Vanuatu entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Hugo Cumbo | Men's –81 kg | Bye |  Boltaboev (UZB) L00–10 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Vanuatu entered one boat in the men's single sculls for the games, after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rio Rii | Men's single sculls | 8:00.98 | 6 R | 8:17.00 | 3 SE/F | Bye | 8:19.99 | 3 FF | 7:49.82 | 30 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Vanuatu entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Yoshua Shing received an invitation to compete, based on the rankings, following the cancellation of the 2021 Oceanian Olympics Qualification Tournament.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yoshua Shing | Men's singles | Bye |  Cifuentes (ARG)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Shing qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". Daily Post. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.