Belize competed at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympic Games, although it had previously appeared in two early editions under the name " British Honduras" (

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in Mexico City, and

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in Munich). Belize joined the United States-led boycott of the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

hosted in Moscow, Russia. The delegation included two track and field athletes: Brandon Jones and

Katy Sealy Katy Louise Sealy (born 15 October 1990) is a Belizean international athlete. She was brought up in Suffolk in England but qualifies for Belize because her father was born there. She lived in Bawdsey. Sealy was a heptathlete at the 2014 Commonwe ...

, as well as judoka

Renick James Renick James (born 21 August 1987) is a Belizean judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg, where he was defeated by Ovini Uera Ovini Uera (born 18 January 1988) is a Nauruan judoka. Preparation U ...

. All three athletes made their Olympic debut. Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association appointed 200 metres sprinter Brandon Jones to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony. Belize, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Background

Belize participated in twelve

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between its debut in the

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in Mexico City, Mexico, and the

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highest number of Belizeans participating at any single Summer Games was 11 in the

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in Los Angeles, United States. No Belizean has ever won a medal at the Olympics. All of the Belizean participants competed at the Games through wildcard slots from the International Association of Athletics Federations and the International Judo Federation. Brandon Jones was chosen to be Belize's flag bearer during the parade of nations of the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

Athletics (track and field)

Belize received a universality invitation from the

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to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. This marked both Brandon Jones's and Katy Sealy's Olympic debuts.

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participated in the men's 200 m and Sealy in the women's 100 m hurdles. Brandon Jones finished 8th in his heat with a time of 21.49 seconds, achieving his season's best but failing to qualify for the semifinals.

came 7th in her heat with a time of 15.79 seconds and was unable to qualify for the semifinals. The runner behind her, Mulern Jean, was disqualified due to violating rule 168.7b which states that a competitor must not "deliberately" knock down any hurdle." ;Track & road events

Judo

Belize received a universality invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics. This was Renick James's Olympic debut.

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received a bye past the first round of 64. He then lost 100-000 in the round of 32 against

Ovini Uera Ovini Uera (born 18 January 1988) is a Nauruan judoka. Preparation Uera, who was a catering manager and worked for Nauru Airlines, had a daily routine that started with a warm up at 6am, and practiced at a gym with no walls, and had rain falling ...

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References

External links

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

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2016 in Belizean sport

Background

Athletics (track and field)

Judo

See also

References

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