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Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{infobox country at games

|NOC = SOM

|NOCname = Somali Olympic Committee

|games = Summer Olympics

|year = 2020

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

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

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|website = {{URL|www.nocsom.org }}

|location = Tokyo

|competitors = 2

|sports = 2

|flagbearer_open = Ramla Ali
Ali Idow Hassan

|flagbearer_close = N/A

|rank =

|gold = 0

|silver = 0

|bronze = 0

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|appearances = auto

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File:Somalia_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_Opening_Ceremony.jpg

Somalia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to 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 tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972.

Competitors

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=100|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Athletics

|1

01
align=left|Boxing

|0

11
Total||1||1||2

Athletics

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

Somalia received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send one 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

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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|Ali Idow Hassan

|align=left|Men's 1500 m

|3:43.96 PB

|10

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

Boxing

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

Somalia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send featherweight boxer Ramla Ali.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/26/tokyo-olympics-somali-boxer-ramla-ali|title=Somali Boxer Ramla Ali Makes History at Tokyo Olympics Despite Loss|last=Rosenberg|first=Michael|date=26 July 2021|website=www.si.com/|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=8 May 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ramla Ali

|align=left|Women's featherweight

|{{bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nechita|ROU|2020 Summer}}
L 0–5

|colspan=4|Did not advance

References

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{{Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

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Olympics

2020

Category:Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics