Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

competed at the

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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the

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in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott. Nicaragua Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since

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. A total of five athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the Nicaraguan team across four different sports. Majority of Nicaraguan athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for butterfly swimmer

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, who attended her third Games as the oldest (aged 26) and most experienced competitor. Meanwhile, air pistol shooter Rafael Lacayo, the youngest of the team (aged 17), led the delegation as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Nicaragua, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Nicaraguan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events

Shooting

Nicaragua has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's pistol shooter to the Olympics. Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Nicaragua has received a Universality invitation from

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to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

Weightlifting

Nicaragua has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Scarleth Mercado in the women's featherweight category (53 kg) to the Olympics.

References

External links

* {{Country at games navbox, Nicaragua, Summer Olympics Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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