Senegal competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
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, because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Athletics
Senegal received a universality quota from the
World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete.
;Track & road events
Canoeing
Slalom
Senegalese canoeists qualified one boat through the 2021 African Canoe Slalom Championship in
La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.
Fencing
Senegal entered one female fencer. Ndèye Binta Diongue earned a spot in the women's épée by winning the African Zonal Qualifier in
Cairo, Egypt.
Judo
Senegal qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight event (+100 kg). 2019 African Games champion
Mbagnick Ndiaye
Mbagnick Ndiaye (born 5 November 1993) is a Senegalese judoka. He represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, where he won the gold medal in the men's +100kg event. In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the ...
received a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka, outside of a direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List as of June 28, 2021.
Shooting
For the first time since
Los Angeles 1984
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
, Senegal received an invitation from
ISSF to send Italian-born Chiara Costa in the women's skeet, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.
Swimming
Senegal received universality invitations from
FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events.
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Table tennis
Senegal qualified one male athlete. This marked the country's return to the sport for the first time in 16 years. Ibrahima Diaw claimed one of the four available spots at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis, Tunisia.
Wrestling
Senegal qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 65 kg event, by progressing to the final at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia.
References
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Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020
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