Kosovo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{short description|Kosovo at the games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = KOS

| NOCname = Olympic Committee of Kosovo

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23|df=y}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8|df=y}}

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{URL|https://www.noc-kosovo.org|noc-kosovo.org}} {{in lang|sq|sr}}

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 11

| sports = 6

| flagbearer_open = Majlinda Kelmendi
Akil Gjakova

| flagbearer_close = Egzon Shala

| rank = 42

| gold = 2

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|YUG}} (1920–1992W)
{{flagIOC|IOP|1992 Summer}} (1992S)
{{flagIOC|SCG}} (1996–2006)
{{flagIOC|SRB}} (2008–2012)

}}

Kosovo (KOS) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, represented by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (KOK/OKK). The nation had previously participated in the Summer Olympic Games on one occasion in 2016. A total of 11 athletes, five men and six women, were selected by the national committee to compete in six sports. Initially scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 in relation to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).{{cite news |publisher=Olympics |title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |access-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324125854/https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |archive-date=24 March 2020 |date=24 March 2020 |url-status=live}}

Kosovo won two gold medals, a further improvement on its 2016 performance where the country won one gold medal. Kosovo remains the only country to win more than two medals, all of which are gold. The gold medals were won by two female Judokas.{{cite web | url=https://cijm.org.gr/tokyo-2020-two-gold-medals-for-kosovo/ | title=Tokyo 2020: Two gold medals for Kosovo | date=27 July 2021 }}

Distria Krasniqi who won Gold in the Women's 48 kg event{{cite web | url=https://kallxo.com/sport/historike-distria-krasniqi-e-fiton-medaljen-e-arte-ne-lojerat-olimpike/ | title=HISTORIKE, Distria Krasniqi e fiton medaljen e artë në Lojërat Olimpike | date=24 July 2021 }} and by Nora Gjakova who won Gold in the Women's 57 kg event.{{cite web | url=https://www.evropaelire.org/a/nora-gjakova-ne-lojerat-olimpike/31377333.html | title=Nora Gjakova fiton medaljen e artë }} Majlinda Kelmendi, the gold medalist from the 2016 Summer Olympics, represented Kosovo for the second time in the Women's 52 kg category.{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/olympics-majlinda-kelmendi-wins-first-ever-olympics-medal-for-kosovo-with-gold-in-judo/a-19455114 | title=First ever Olympics medal for Kosovo }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.portali.info/sport/majlinda-kelmendi-do-medalje-ari-ne-tokio-2020|title=Majlinda Kelmendi do medalje ari në "Tokio 2020"}}

Background

Following the 127th IOC Session in 2014, Kosovo was announced as an official member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and coincidentally obtained the right to participate as an independent nation in international sports events.{{cite web |publisher=Olympic Games |title=127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/127th-ioc-session-comes-to-close-in-monaco |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617154537/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/127th-ioc-session-comes-to-close-in-monaco |archive-date=17 June 2021 |date=9 December 2014 |url-status=live}} Therefore, Kosovo made its Olympic debut as a member state at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marking the nation's second Summer Olympic participation, the 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but were postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |publisher=Olympic Games |title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |access-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324125854/https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |archive-date=24 March 2020 |date=24 March 2020 |url-status=live}}

Competitors

The following table lists the number of competitors for Kosovo in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The nation's team for the 2020 games was composed of five male and six female competitors, including athlete Musa Hajdari, boxer Donjeta Sadiku, judoka Akil Gjakova, Distria Krasniqi, Majlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gjakova and Loriana Kuka, shooter Drilon Ibrahimi, swimmers Eda Zeqiri and Olt Kondirolli as well as wrestler Egzon Shala.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! width=180 \| Sport ! width=55 \| Men ! width=55 \| Women ! width=55 \| Total
align=left\|Athletics	1	0	1
align=left\|Boxing	0	1	1
align=left\|Judo	1	4	5
align=left\|Shooting	1	0	1
align=left\|Swimming	1	1	2
align=left\|Wrestling	1	0	1
class="sortbottom" ! Total	5	6	11

Medalists

{{further|2020 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

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Medal ! Name ! Sport ! Event ! Date
{{gold medal}}	Distria Krasniqi	Judo	Women's 48 kg	{{dts\|24 July}}
{{gold medal}}	Nora Gjakova	Judo	Women's 57 kg	{{dts\|26 July}}

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

Athletics

{{Main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo received a universality slot from the IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Road to Olympic Games 2020 |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7132391?eventId=10229630&qualificationType=q5 |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=11 June 2021}}

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;Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Musa Hajdari \|align=left\|Men's 800 m \|1:48.96 \|8 \|colspan=4 \| Did not advance

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Musa Hajdari

|align=left|Men's 800 m

|1:48.96

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Donjeta Sadiku \|align=left\|Women's lightweight \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Dubois\|GBR\|2020 Summer}} L 0–5 \|colspan=5 \| Did not advance

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Donjeta Sadiku

|align=left|Women's lightweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dubois|GBR|2020 Summer}}
L 0–5

|colspan=5 | Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo entered five judoka (one men and four women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[https://www.ijf.org/wrl_olympic International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking]

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Akil Gjakova

|align=left|Men's −73 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ayash|YEM|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Stump|SUI|2020 Summer}}
W 11–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Macias|SWE|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tsend-Ochir|MGL|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Orujov|AZE|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Distria Krasniqi

|align=left|Women's –48 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chibana|BRA|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lin C-h|TPE|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mönkhbat|MGL|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tonaki|JPN|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Majlinda Kelmendi

|align=left|Women's –52 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pupp|HUN|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=6 | Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Nora Gjakova

|align=left|Women's –57 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Verhagen|NED|2020 Summer}}
W 01–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kajzer|SLO|2020 Summer}}
W 11–00

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yoshida|JPN|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Cysique|FRA|2020 Summer}}
W 10–00

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Loriana Kuka

|align=left|Women's –78 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Babintseva|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=6 | Did not advance

Shooting

{{Main|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met.{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=31 May 2021|website=www.issf-sports.org/|publisher=ISSF|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628174326/https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx|url-status=dead}}

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! rowspan="2" | Athlete

! rowspan="2" | Event

! colspan=2 | Qualification

! colspan=2 | Final

style="font-size:95%"

! Points

! Rank

! Points

! Rank

align=center

| align=left | Drilon Ibrahimi

| align=left | Men's 10 m air rifle

|608.8

|46

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main article|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo received a universality invitation from FINA 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.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Olt Kondirolli \|align=left\|Men's 100 m freestyle \|54.33 \|64 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Eda Zeqiri \|align=left\|Women's 400 m freestyle \|4:38.02 \|24 \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|colspan="2"\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Olt Kondirolli

|align=left|Men's 100 m freestyle

|54.33

|64

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Eda Zeqiri

|align=left|Women's 400 m freestyle

|4:38.02

|24

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

Wrestling

{{Main|Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Kosovo qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 125 kg, by acknowledging a license from the United World Wrestling, following the disqualification of two wrestlers for anti-doping rules violations.{{cite news|title=Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/trio-olympic-licenses-reassigned-after-anti-doping-rules-violations|date=19 February 2020|access-date=19 February 2020|publisher=United World Wrestling}} Moreover, these Games marked the country's debut in the sport.

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Key:

VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5){{spaced ndash}}Victory by fall.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5){{spaced ndash}}Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3){{spaced ndash}}Decision by points{{spaced ndash}}the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3){{spaced ndash}}Decision by points{{spaced ndash}}the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4){{spaced ndash}}Great superiority{{spaced ndash}}the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4){{spaced ndash}}Technical superiority{{spaced ndash}}the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

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;Freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

! rowspan=2 | Athlete

! rowspan=2 | Event

! Round of 16

! Quarterfinal

! Semifinal

! Repechage

! colspan=2 | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

! Opposition
Result

! Rank

align=center

| align=left | Egzon Shala

| align=left | Men's −125 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Berrahal|ALG|2020 Summer}}
W 5−0 ^VT

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zare|IRI|2020 Summer}}
L 1–4 ^SP

|colspan=3|Did not advance

References

Category:2021 in Kosovan sport

2020

Kosovo

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! width=180 \| Sport ! width=55 \| Men ! width=55 \| Women ! width=55 \| Total
align=left\|Athletics	1	0	1
align=left\|Boxing	0	1	1
align=left\|Judo	1	4	5
align=left\|Shooting	1	0	1
align=left\|Swimming	1	1	2
align=left\|Wrestling	1	0	1
class="sortbottom" ! Total	5	6	11