Nepalcompeted at the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro,Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it failed to register any athletes in1968.
| Nepal at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Phupu Lhamu Khatri[1] |
| Officials | 59 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
TheNepal Olympic Committeeselected a team of seven athletes, three men and four women, across five different sports at the Games; all of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro through wild card entries and universality places, without having qualified.[2]Among the nation's athletes were taekwondo fighterNisha Rawal(women's +67 kg), London-based backstroke swimmerGaurika Singh,who etched her name into the history records by becoming the youngest Olympian of the Games (aged 13), and judokaPhupu Lhamu Khatri,who also created history as the first female athlete to carry the Nepalese flag in the opening ceremony.[1][3][4]
Nepal, however, has yet to win its first-ever Olympic medal. Unable to reach the final, Rawal bounced back from her early elimination in the opening match to produce a seventh-place feat as the best result for the Nepalis at the Games, losing the repechage bout to former world champion and 2008 bronze medalistGwladys Épangueof France.[5]
Archery
editNepal has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male archer to the Olympic tournament, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Jit Bahadur Moktan | Men's individual | 607 | 60 |  Das(IND)L0–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Athletics
editNepal has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send two track and field athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[7][8]
- 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 loseror,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 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hari Rimal | Men's 5000 m | 14:54.42 | 23 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Saraswati Bhattarai | Women's 1500 m | 4:33.94 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Judo
editNepal has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg), signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[6]
| 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 | ||
| Phupu Lhamu Khatri | Women's −63 kg |  Espinosa(CUB)L000–011 |
Did not advance | |||||
Swimming
editNepal has received a Universality invitation fromFINAto send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[9][10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sirish Gurung | Men's 100 m freestyle | 57.76NR | 58 | Did not advance | |||
| Gaurika Singh | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:08.45 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
editNepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Nisha Rawal in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) into the Olympic taekwondo competition, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[12][13]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Nisha Rawal | Women's +67 kg |  Zheng Sy(CHN)L0–2 |
Did not advance |  Épangue(FRA)L3–4 |
Did not advance | 7 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Judoka Khatri to carry Nepal's flag in Rio Olympics".The Himalayan Times.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"7 Nepali players participation confirmed for Rio".Nepal:República.24 June 2016.Retrieved25 September2016.
- ^"Nepali swimmer Singh youngest Olympian at Rio 2016".The Kathmandu Post.2 August 2016.Retrieved26 September2016.
- ^"Olympics 2016: Nepal swimmer, 13 is youngest at Rio".BBC.3 August 2016.Retrieved26 September2016.
- ^Acharya, Mahesh (21 August 2016)."Nisha Rawal goes down fighting in Repechage".The Himalayan Times.Retrieved26 September2016.
- ^ab"Khatri, Moktan earn wildcards".The Himalayan Times.24 June 2016.Retrieved25 June2016.
- ^"iaaf.org – Top Lists".IAAF.Retrieved18 April2015.
- ^"IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards"(PDF).IAAF.Retrieved18 April2015.
- ^"Swimming World Rankings".FINA.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^"Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System"(PDF).Rio 2016.FINA.Retrieved23 January2015.
- ^"Gurung, Singh picked for Rio Olympics".Himalayan Times.13 July 2016.Retrieved13 July2016.
- ^"Olympic Taekwondo 'Wild Cards' Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal".World Taekwondo Federation.25 May 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2016.Retrieved25 May2016.
- ^Acharya, Mahesh (24 May 2016)."Nepal's Nisha Rawal earns Rio Olympics tickets".Himalayan Times.Retrieved26 May2016.
External links
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- "Nepal at the Rio 2016 Olympics official website".Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.Retrieved21 July2018.
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