| Eswatini at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWZ |
| NOC | Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | www |
| inTokyo July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Robyn Young Thabiso Dlamini |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Sibusiso Matsenjwa |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Eswatini 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, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Previously known as Swaziland, it was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in1972.[2][3] This was the first Games at which Eswatini competed under the name it assumed in 2018 (after previously competing as "Swaziland").
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Eswatini received auniversality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Men's 200 m | 20.34NR | 2Q | 20.22NR | 5 | Did not advance | |
Eswatini received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's welterweight boxer Thabiso Dlamini to the Olympics, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time sinceSydney 2000.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Thabiso Dlamini | Men's welterweight |  Mengue (CMR)LRSC | Did not advance | ||||
Eswatini received auniversality 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 | ||
| Simanga Dlamini | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.94 | 63 | Did not advance | |||
| Robyn Young | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.41 | 70 | Did not advance | |||