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Cape Verde At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Cape Verde 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1996. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Cape Verde received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male athlete to the Olympics. ;Track & road events Boxing Cape Verde received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the IOC Boxing Task Force group to send the men's flyweight boxer David Daniel de Pina to the Olympics. Gymnastics Rhythmic Cape Verde received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around competition to the Olympics. Judo Cape Verde qualified one judoka for the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the Games. Sandrine Billiet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márcia Lopes
Márcia Alves Lopes (born 6 December 2001) is a Cabo Verdean rhythmic gymnast who represented Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was the first Cape Verdean athlete to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games. Personal life Márcia Alves Lopes was born on 6 December 2001, in São Vicente, Cape Verde, and she began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old. She speaks English, French, and Portuguese. Career Lopes made her senior international debut at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. She finished 90th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 30.200. She competed at the 2018 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, Egypt, where she finished 12th in the all-around with a total score of 28.600. She also finished sixth in the hoop final and eighth in both the ball and the clubs finals. Lopes competed at the 2019 World Championships, where she finished 110th in the all-around during the qualification round. At the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympedia
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