Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

competed at the

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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in

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, except for two occasions. Sierra Leone failed to register any athletes at the

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in Munich, and also joined the rest of the African nations to boycott the

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in Montreal. Four athletes, two per gender, were selected to the Sierra Leone team for the Games, competing only in both athletics and swimming (the country's Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro). 18-year-old freestyle swimmer Bunturabie Jalloh became the second female athlete to carry the Sierra Leonean flag in the opening ceremony at successive Games, after long jumper Ola Sesay performed the duty in London four years earlier. Sierra Leone, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Sierre Leone has received universality slots from

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to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. ;Track & road events

Swimming

Sierra Leone has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since

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References

External links

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

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