Zambia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 19 | 22 |
Athletics
Zambian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
- 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 | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | ||||||||
Boxing
Zambia entered two boxersinto the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Patrick Chinyemba secured one available spot in men's flyweight division by winning final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[2] Later on, Margret Tembo secured her spot in the women's flyweight division, through the allocations of universality spots.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Patrick Chinyemba | Men's flyweight | — | |||||
| Margret Tembo | Women's flyweight | ||||||
Football
- 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 | ||
| Zambia women's | Women's tournament |  United States
|
 Australia
|
 Germany
|
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Women's tournament
For the second time after 2020, Zambia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament against Morocco.[3]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – one team of 18 players
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Zambia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Germany
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Judo
Zambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Simon Zulu (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Simon Zulu | Men's –60 kg | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier". International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Copper Queens book a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics". zambianfootball.co.zm. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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