Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Saudi Arabia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC codeKSA
NOCSaudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Websiteolympic.sa (in Arabic and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors33 in 9 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh
Husein Alireza
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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.[1] It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists[]

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Tareg Hamedi Karate Men's +75 kg August 7

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Football 22 0 22
Judo 1 1 2
Karate 1 0 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Table tennis 1 0 1
Weightlifting 2 0 2
Total 31 2 33

Athletics[]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mazen Al-Yassin Men's 400 m 45.16 PB 1 Q N/A 45.37 4 Did not advance
Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh Women's 100 m 13.34 9 Did not advance

Football[]

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • A.E.T – After extra time.
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament  Ivory Coast
L 1–2 		 Germany
L 2–3 		 Brazil
L 1–3 		4 Did not advance

Men's tournament[]

Main articles: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Saudi Arabia men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996.[4][5]

Team roster

Saudi Arabia's 24-man preliminary squad was announced on 16 June 2021.[6] The final squad was announced on 6 July 2021.[7] Turki Al-Ammar withdrew injured and was replaced by Firas Al-Buraikan on 21 July.[8]

Head coach: Saad Al-Shehri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Amin Bukhari (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Ain
2 2DF Saud Abdulhamid (1999-07-18)18 July 1999 (aged 22) Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
3 2DF Hamad Al-Yami (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 22) Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah
4 2DF Abdulbasit Hindi (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
5 2DF Abdulelah Al-Amri (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
6 3MF Sami Al-Najei (1997-02-07)7 February 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
7 3MF Salman Al-Faraj* (captain) (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 31) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
8 3MF Nasser Al-Omran (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
9 4FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
10 3MF Salem Al-Dawsari* (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 29) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
11 3MF Khalid Al-Ghannam (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
12 1GK Mohammed Al Rubaie (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 23) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
13 2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani* (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 29) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
14 3MF Ali Al-Hassan (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
15 3MF Ayman Yahya (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
16 2DF Khalifah Al-Dawsari (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 (aged 22) Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah
17 3MF Ayman Al-Khulaif (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
18 3MF Abdulrahman Ghareeb (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
19 4FW Firas Al-Buraikan (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
20 3MF Mukhtar Ali (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 23) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
21 2DF Abdullah Hassoun (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
22 1GK Zaid Al-Bawardi (1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 24) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast 2–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Amri Goal 39' (o.g.)
  • Kessié Goal 66'
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Saudi Arabia 2–3 Germany
Al-Najei Goal 30', 50' Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Brazil
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Judo[]

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia qualified two judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Sulaiman Hamad accepted a continental berth from Asia as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[9][10]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sulaiman Hamad Men's −73 kg  Margelidon (CAN)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Tahani Alqahtani Women's +78 kg  Hershko (ISR)
L 00–11 		Did not advance

Karate[]

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Tareg Hamedi qualified directly for the men's kumite +75 kg category by topping the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[11][10]

Athlete Event Group stage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tareg Hamedi Men's +75 kg  Kvesić (CRO)
L 2–3 		 Irr (USA)
W 4–1 		 Ganjzadeh (IRI)
D 0–0 		 Gaysinsky (CAN)
W 10–3 		2 q  Araga (JPN)
W 2–0 		 Ganjzadeh (IRI)
L RSC 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Rowing[]

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia received an invitation from World Rowing to send a rower competing in the men's single sculls to the Games, as the next highest-ranked nation vying for qualification at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[12][10]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Husein Alireza Men's single sculls 7:54.18 5 R 8:06.78 2 QF 8:35.05 6 SC/D 7:53.99 6 FD 7:52.67 24

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting[]

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia granted an invitation from ISSF to send four-time Olympian Saeed Al-Mutairi in the men's skeet shooting to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.[13]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Saeed Al-Mutairi Men's skeet 119 22 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[10]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yousif Bu Arish Men's 100 m butterfly 56.29 55 Did not advance

Table tennis[]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in 16 years. Ali Al-Khadrawi secured an outright berth in the men's singles with a gold-medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[14]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ali Al-Khadrawi Men's singles Bye  Jančařík (CZE)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

Weightlifting[]

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saudi Arabia entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Mahmoud Al-Humayd accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[10]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Seraj Al-Saleem Men's −61 kg 129 6 159 4 288 5
Mahmoud Al-Humayd Men's −73 kg 141 12 165 13 306 12

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