| Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Individuals compete under theOlympic Flag | |
| IOC code | EOR |
| NOC | Équipe olympique des réfugiés |
| inParis, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
| Competitors | 37 (24 men and 13 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Yahya Al Ghotany &Cindy Ngamba |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Farida Abaroge &Kasra Mehdipournejad |
| Officials | Masomah Ali Zada,chef de mission |
| Medals Ranked 84th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team (French:Équipe olympique des réfugiés, ÉOR) competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, France. 37 athletes from 11 countries of origin represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 12 sports, with14 of the 37 athletes being Iranians.[1][2]
Yahya Al Ghotany andCindy Ngamba were the delegation's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]
Ngamba was the sole Olympian to have achieved a bronze medal inwomen's 75 kg in boxing. Notable athletes includeManizha Talash who was ultimately disqualified inB-Girls event in breaking for displaying a political flag andEyeru Tesfoam Gebru who failed to finish the race inwomen's individual road race in cycling.
Cindy Ngamba won a bronze medal, becoming the first-ever Olympian to win a medal for theRefugee Olympic Team at theOlympic Games.[4][5][6]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Cindy Ngamba | Boxing | Women's middleweight | 8 August |
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  | | Total | ||
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 13 | 8 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
On 2 May 2024, theIOC announced that 36 athletes would represent the Refugee Olympic Team, before adding the 37th athlete afterward.[2][7]
Masomah Ali Zada was thechef de mission for the team.[8]
The following is the list of number of competitors from Refugee Olympic Team at the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dorian Keletela | 100 m | 10.58 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Musa Suliman | 800 m | 1:49.61 | 9R | 1:50.11 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Dominic Lobalu | 5000 m | 14:15.49 | 15qR | — | 13:15.27 | 4 | |||
| Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 10,000 m | — | 27:35.92PB | 18 | |||||
| Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | 2:12:47 | 42 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Perina Lokure | 800 m | 2:08.20PB | 9R | 2:11.33 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Farida Abaroge | 1500 m | 4:29.27SB | 14R | 4:30.53 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mohammad Amin Alsalami | Men's long jump | 7.24 | 29 | Did not advance | |
The Refugee Olympic Team entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Iranian badminton player,Dorsa Yavarivafa entered the games after being selected by theIOC.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Dorsa Yavarivafa | Women's singles |  Yeo (SGP)L (7–21, 8–21) |  Ludik (MRI)L (5–21, 11–21) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Refugee Olympic Team entered two boxers. Former Cameroonian boxer,Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the one spot the Refugee Olympic Team squad in her weight division by finishing in the top two at the2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 inBusto Arsizio, Italy.[10] Later on, theIOC announced that Cindy and former Iranian boxer,Omid Ahmadisafa would compete at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Omid Ahmadisafa | Men's 51 kg |  Roscoe (USA)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cindy Ngamba | Women's 75 kg | — |  Thibeault (CAN)W 3–2 |  Michel (FRA)W 5–0 |  Bylon (PAN)L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
Refugee Olympic Team entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Former Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash (Talash) qualified for the games following the announcement of Refugee Olympic Team byIOC.
During her event Talash wore a cape with the phrase "Free Afghan Women" on it in the pre-qualifier round.[11][12][13] She lost the round 0–3 to India Sardjoe from the Netherlands, before the result was updated to her being disqualified for displaying a political slogan, which is a violation of rule 50 of theOlympic Charter.[14][15]
| Athlete | Nickname | Event | Pre-qualifier | Round robin | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Manizha Talash | Talash | B-Girls |  Sardjoe (NED)L 0–3DSQ | Did not advance | |||||||
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amir Rezanejad | Men's C-1 | 116.16 | 19 | 119.48 | 19 | 116.16 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Kayak cross
| Athlete | Event | Time trial | Round 1 | Repechage | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Amir Rezanejad | Men's KX-1 | 79.15 | 32 | DNFR | 3 | Did not advance | 36 | |||
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.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fernando Jorge | Men's C-1 1000 m | 3:54.90 | 3Q | 4:06.63 | 4 | Did not advance | 22 | ||
| Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:42.80 | 4Q | 3:40.94 | 4 | Did not advance | 23 | ||
| Saman Soltani | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:02.19 | 7Q | 2:01.43 | 6 | Did not advance | 38 | ||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualify to next round;FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Refugee Olympic Team, entered two cyclist to compete at the games. Ex-Afghan cyclist Amir Ansari, and ex-Ethiopian cyclistEyeru Tesfoam Gebru were nominated by the IOC to compete at the games.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Ansari | Men's time trial | 40:26.14 | 30 |
| Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru | Women's road race | DNF | — |
Refugee Olympic Team entered 6 judoka (three men and three women) into Paris 2024.[17][18] The team including; Two ex-Iranian judoka,Mohammad Rashnonezhad andMahboubeh Barbari Zharfi; two ex-Afghan judoka,Sibghatullah Arab andNigara Shaheen; two ex-Syrian judoka,Adnan Khankan andMuna Dahouk. Dahouk, who leftSyria for theNetherlands with her family in 2019, toldCBS that she wants to use her platform as a refugee athlete to break down stereotypes and challenge misconceptions about refugees: "I will represent the refugees around the world – to show people what the refugees can do. We are not weak people. We can be athletes, we can be students, we can be anything we want."[19] Khankan, aged 30 and originally fromDamascus, fled Syria in 2015 and now lives inCologne inGermany; he describesMuhammad Ali as his inspiration.[20]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Mohammad Rashnonezhad | Men's −66 kg | Khyar (FRA) L 00–10 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Sibghatullah Arab | Men's −81 kg |  Casse (BEL)L 01–11 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Adnan Khankan | Men's −100 kg |  Eich (SUI)L 00–10 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Muna Dahouk | Women's −57 kg | Jiménez (PAN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Nigara Shaheen | Women's −63 kg |  Awiti (MEX)L 00–10 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi | Women's +78 kg |  Morillo (DOM)L 00–10 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Mohammad Rashnonezhad Sibghatullah Arab Adnan Khankan Muna Dahouk Nigara Shaheen Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi | Team |  Spain (ESP)L 0–4 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
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 would compete at the Games after being announced by the IOC.[21]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Francisco Edilio Centeno | Men's 10 m air pistol | 562 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | 601.2 | 43 | Did not advance | |
Two swimmers;Alaa Maso (former Syrian swimmer) andMatin Balsini (former Iranian); would represent the Refugee Olympic Team, after being announced by the IOC.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.90 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| Matin Balsini | Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:00.77 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Refugee Olympic Team announced five athletes to compete at the games. Three former Iranians;Hadi Tiran,Kasra Mehdipournejad andDina Pouryounes; one former Syrian, Yahya Al-Ghotany; and one former Afghan,Farzad Mansouri; were all set to compete at the games.[23]
Originally, two athletes already qualified for the games; Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the2024 Asian Qualification Tournament inTai'an, China;[24] andKimia Alizadeh qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in her division at the2024 European Qualification Tournament inSofia, Bulgaria. Later on, both of them could not compete at the games, because Kimia received her Bulgarian passport, which made her represent theBulgarian team;[25] and Ali's quota was declined by the IOC and being replaced by Yahya.[26]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hadi Tiran | Men's −58 kg |  Yaser (PLE)L 3–4, 0–5 | Did not advance | 17= | ||||
| Yahya Al Ghotany | Men's −68 kg |  Lo (HKG)L 0–14, 4–16 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Farzad Mansouri | Men's −80 kg | — | Nickolas (USA) L 7–10, 1–3 | Did not advance | 11= | |||
| Kasra Mehdipournejad | Men's +80 kg |  Mara (PNG)W 3–4, 6–0, 15–2 |  Cissé (CIV)L 1–6, 1–13 | Did not advance | 11= | |||
| Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | — |  Guo (CHN)L 4–5, 0–12 | Did not advance |  Dinçel (TUR)L 4–13, 1–13 | Did not advance | 7= | |
Refugee Olympic Team entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Former Cuban weightlifters,Ramiro Mora Romero; and former Iranian weightliftersYekta Jamali secured their spots, respectively in men's under 102 kg and women's under 81 kg, after being nominated by the IOC.[27]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ramiro Mora Romero | Men's −102 kg | 166 | 10 | 210 | 7 | 376 | 7 |
| Yekta Jamali | Women's −81 kg | 103 | 9 | 128 | 9 | 231 | 9 |
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.[28]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Iman Mahdavi | Men's 74 kg |  Tsabolov (SRB)L 0–4ST | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jamal Valizadeh | Men's 60 kg |  Bakhromov (UZB)L 0–4ST | Did not advance | 17 | |||
