Djibouti at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Djibouti competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 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 the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics; Djibouti did not field any athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation consisted of four athletes, three men and one women, competing in five events across three sports. Two athletes participated in the judo and swimming tournaments: Aden-Alexandre Houssein and Houssein Gaber Ibrahim. Athlete Ayanleh Souleiman, a returning competitor from the 2016 Rio Olympics competed in the men's 800 metres and 1500 metres events. Souhra Ali Mohamed, who had previously participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics competed in the women's 1500 metres event. Houssein lead the Djiboutian squad as the flagbearer in the opening ceremony with Souhra being the flagbearer for the closing ceremony.
Djibouti at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DJI |
NOC | Comité National Olympique Djiboutien |
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Aden-Alexandre Houssein |
Flag bearer (closing) | Souhra Ali Mohamed |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |