Eritrea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in
Beijing
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, China. The
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
's team consisted of one male alpine skier. Alpine skier
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (born 15 May 1996) is an Eritrean-Canadian former alpine skier. Abeda competed for Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Abeda became the first athlete to compete for Eritrea at the Winter Olympics ...
as the only athlete from the country, carried the country's flag during the
opening
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and
closing ceremonies
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Eritrea qualified male alpine skier,
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (born 15 May 1996) is an Eritrean-Canadian former alpine skier. Abeda competed for Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Abeda became the first athlete to compete for Eritrea at the Winter Olympics ...
. Abeda competed in one event, the
men's giant slalom, where he had a combined two run total for a time of 2:40.45, placing him 39th overall out of 87 skiers. This improved his result by 22 spots from
2018
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See also
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Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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References
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Beijing 2022 – Eritrea
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Nations at the 2022 Winter Olympics
2022
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Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...