| Nepal at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Gaurika Singh Alexander Shah |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nepal, represented by theNepal Olympic Committee (NOC), competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Nepalese athletes have appeared in everySummer Olympics since1964, with the exception of1968.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nepal received auniversality slot from theWorld Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sarswati Chaudhary | Women's 100 m | 12.91SB | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and theInternational Judo Federation to sendSoniya Bhatta in the women's extra-lightweight category (48 kg) to the Olympics.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Soniya Bhatta | Women's –48 kg |  Dolgova (ROC)L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's air rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 5, 2021.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kalpana Pariyar | Women's 10 m air rifle | 616.8 | 46 | Did not advance | |
Nepal received a universality invitation fromFINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Shah | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.41 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| Gaurika Singh | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.11 | 50 | Did not advance | |||