Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = NIG

| NOCname = Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

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

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

| flagcaption = Flag of Niger

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| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 7

| sports = 4

| flagbearer_open = Roukaya Mahamane
Abdoul Razak Issoufou

| flagbearer_close = N/A

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| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

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| appearances = auto

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Niger 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.{{cite news|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|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020}} It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Nigerien athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the US-led boycotts, respectively.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=110\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Judo \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Taekwondo \| 1	1	2
Total \|\| 4 \|\| 3 \|\| 7

Athletics

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

Nigerien athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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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

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Badamassi Saguirou \|align=left\|Men's 100 m \|10.87 PB \|7 \| colspan="6" \|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Aminatou Seyni \|align=left\|Women's 200 m \|22.72 SB \|3 Q \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|22.54 NR \|5 \|colspan=2 \|Did not advance

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

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Badamassi Saguirou

|align=left|Men's 100 m

|10.87 PB

| colspan="6" |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Aminatou Seyni

|align=left|Women's 200 m

|22.72 SB

|3 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|22.54 NR

|colspan=2 |Did not advance

Judo

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

Niger qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Ismael Alhassane accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Messner|title=Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/official-olympic-qualification-list|publisher=International Judo Federation|date=22 June 2021|access-date=2 July 2021}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!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|Ismael Alhassane

|align=left|Men's −66 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Le Blouch|FRA|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Swimming

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

Niger 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.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tokyo-olympics-entry-lists-released-swimming-begins-july-24/|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=16 July 2021}}

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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\|Alassane Seydou \|align=left\|Men's 50 m freestyle \|24.75 \|50 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Roukaya Mahamane \|align=left\|Women's 50 m freestyle \|32.21 \|76 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance

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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|Alassane Seydou

|align=left|Men's 50 m freestyle

|24.75

|50

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Roukaya Mahamane

|align=left|Women's 50 m freestyle

|32.21

|76

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

Taekwondo

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

Niger entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 silver medalist and 2017 world champion Abdoul Razak Issoufou qualified directly for the second time in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, Tekiath Ben Yessouf secured the remaining spot on the Nigerien squad with a top two finish in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.{{cite web|title=Taekwondo: Seydou Fofana premier Malien qualifié aux JO 2020|trans-title=Taekwondo: Seydou Fofana becomes the first Malian to qualify for 2020 Olympics|language=fr|url=http://www.rfi.fr/fr/sports/20200223-taekwondo-seydou-fofana-premier-malien-qualifi%C3%A9-jo-2020|publisher=Radio France Internationale|date=23 February 2020|access-date=24 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Six countries earned Olympic taekwondo berth on the second day of the African Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/six-countries-earned-olympic-taekwondo-berth-on-the-second-day-of-the-african-qualification-tournament-for-tokyo-2020/|publisher=World Taekwondo|date=23 February 2020|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224034911/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/six-countries-earned-olympic-taekwondo-berth-on-the-second-day-of-the-african-qualification-tournament-for-tokyo-2020/|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=dead}}

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rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !Qualification !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Repechage !colspan=2\|Final / {{tooltip\|BM\|Bronze medal match}}
style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Abdoul Razak Issoufou \|align=left\|Men's +80 kg \|{{n/a}} \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Gbané\|CIV\|2020 Summer}} L 9–15 \|colspan=5\| Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Tekiath Ben Yessouf \|align=left\|Women's −57 kg \|{{bye}} \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Hamada\|JPN\|2020 Summer}} W 11–6 \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Minina\|ROC\|2020 Summer}} L 10–15 \|Did not advance \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Tzeli\|GRE\|2020 Summer}} W 2–0 \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Lo C-l\|TPE\|2020 Summer}} L 6–10 \|5

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rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

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

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Abdoul Razak Issoufou

|align=left|Men's +80 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gbané|CIV|2020 Summer}}
L 9–15

|colspan=5| Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tekiath Ben Yessouf

|align=left|Women's −57 kg

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hamada|JPN|2020 Summer}}
W 11–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Minina|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 10–15

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tzeli|GRE|2020 Summer}}
W 2–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lo C-l|TPE|2020 Summer}}
L 6–10

References

Category:Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics

2020

Category:2021 in Nigerien sport

width=110\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Judo \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Taekwondo \| 1	1	2
Total \|\| 4 \|\| 3 \|\| 7