Guyana 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 eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent state, although it had previously represented in five other editions (1948 to 1964) under the name British Guiana. Guyana joined the African-led boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 2 3
Boxing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 0 1 1
Total 3 4 7

Athletics

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

Guyanese athletes 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
Emanuel Archibald Men's 100 m 10.30 2 Q 10.41 9 Did not advance
Jasmine Abrams Women's 100 m Bye 11.49 7 Did not advance
Aliyah Abrams Women's 400 m — 51.44 SB 4 q 51.46 7 Did not advance

Boxing

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

Guyana received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's featherweight boxer Keevin Allicock to the Olympics, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Keevin Allicock Men's featherweight  de la Cruz (DOM)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Swimming

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

Guyana received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrew Fowler Men's 100 m freestyle 55.23 67 Did not advance
Aleka Persaud Women's 50 m freestyle 27.76 55 Did not advance

Table tennis

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

Guyana received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to compete in the women's singles, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[6][7]

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
Chelsea Edghill Women's singles  Yee (FIJ)
W 4–1 		 Shin Y-b (KOR)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Who's who in Guyana's Tokyo Olympic Games team". Stabroek News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Chelsea Edghill Gains Qualification Spot to Represent Guyana at XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020". Guyana Times. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Singles and Mixed Doubles contenders confirmed for Tokyo". International Table Tennis Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.