Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

competed at the

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. 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

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. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Athletics

Comoros received the universality slots from the

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to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. Amed Elna, who studied law at Sorbonne University, Paris, was flag bearer for her nation in the

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. She competed in the

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in which she finished eighth in the first preliminary heat running a time of 14.30, which was a new personal best. ;Track & road events

Judo

Comoros received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Housni Thaobani in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) to the Olympics, marking the country's debut in the sport.

References

External links

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