From July 26 to August 11, 2024, Saudi Arabia is slated to compete in the Summer Olympics in Paris. With the exception of 1980 in Moscow as part of the boycott led by the United States, this will be the country’s thirteenth appearance in the Summer Olympics.
Competitors:
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Here’s the information converted into a table format:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Athletics:
Saudi Arabian track and field athletes met the requirements to compete in Paris 2024 by placing first in the world in the following events (limited to three athletes per event) or by reaching the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races
Important
Note: Athlete rankings for track events are limited to those in their heat. Q stands for qualified for the following round.q = Without reaching the qualifying objective, qualified for the following round as the quickest loser or, in field events, by position.
NR stands for national record.
N/A = Round does not apply to this event
Bye: The athlete is exempt from competing in the round.
Field events:
Here’s the information converted into a table format:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification Distance | Qualification Position | Final Distance | Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Tolo | Men’s shot put | ||||
| Hussain Al-Hizam | Men’s pole vault |
Equestrian:
At the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F (Africa and Middle East) in Doha, Qatar, Saudi Arabia won the first of two team spots available, allowing them to field a squad of four jumping riders in the Olympic equestrian competition for the first time since 2012.[3] According to reports as of October 2023, the monarchy was prepared to pay hefty sums of money to secure the greatest horses in the world for the race.
Jumping:
Taekwondo:
Saudi Arabia qualified one athlete to compete in the games for the first time since 2000. Dunya Abutaleb won her class’s semifinals at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai’an, China, to become the first female taekwondo competitor in the history of the country.
Here’s the information converted into a table format:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification Opposition | Qualification Result | Round of 16 Opposition | Round of 16 Result | Quarterfinals Opposition | Quarterfinals Result | Semifinals Opposition | Semifinals Result | Repechage Opposition | Repechage Result | Final / BM Opposition | Final / BM Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunya Abutaleb | Women’s −49 kg |
References:
1 International Olympic Committee. “Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards.” December 20, 2022. taken from December 27, 2022.
2 “Patrizia Van der Weken qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics” . RTL Organization. July 3, 2023. obtained July 4, 2023.
Three Parkes Louise (27 February 2023). Inside.fei.org, “Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates take Olympic qualifying spots”. International Association of Horse Sports. taken from November 3, 2023.
4 Owen Lloyd, October 20, 2023. “Saudi Arabia throwing its weight around to buy top horses before Paris 2024” . Within the Games. taken from November 3, 2023.
5 “Donia out to make a mark for Saudi women in Paris” . The Standard. May 8, 2024. retrieved May 9, 2024.
6 “China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo” . Within The Games. March 16, 2024. taken from April 11, 2024.