Kiribati at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Kiribati competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, it was postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was Kiribati's fifth appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 2004.[2]

Kiribati at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKIR
NOCKiribati National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/kiribati
in Tokyo
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kinaua Biribo
Ruben Katoatau
Flag bearer (closing)Ruben Katoatau
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

Kiribati decided to send only athletes who have been abroad throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, amid fears its competitors might bring the virus back home. The following is the list of athletes representing Kiribati in the 2020 Olympics. All of them are beneficiaries of Australian aid (PacificAus Sports Program and Australian Olympic Committee) and will be with the Australian team in Tokyo. The sprinter was stranded in Gold Coast since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the judoka has trained in Japan since March 2021. The weightlifter has trained in Nauru since 2019, place where he earned his qualification.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 101
Judo 011
Weightlifting 101
Total213

Athletics

Kiribati received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[4]

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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lataisi Mwea Men's 100 m 11.25 8 Did not advance

Judo

Kiribati sent one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[5] This marked the nation's Olympic debut in this sport. She was the first woman to be the flag bearer of Kiribati, together with Ruben Katoatau, since the nation's first participation.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kinaua Biribo Women's –70 kg  Coughlan (AUS)
L 00–01
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Kiribati qualified one male weightlifter for the Tokyo Olympics by virtue of the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking – Oceania where he finished just behind Vaipava Nevo Ioane, a Samoan weightlifter, who withdrew from the 2020 Olympic Games. Katoatau will replace him at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the men's 67 kg category.[6] He succeeds his older brother David Katoatau as flag bearer.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ruben Katoatau Men's −67 kg 105 14 140 12 245 12

References


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