Comoros competed at the

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. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the

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. It was the nation's seventh appearance at the

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after its debut at the

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. Comoros was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports. Amed Elna and Fadane Hamadi served as the country's flag-bearers during the

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and Hamadi carried the flag during the

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. The nation did not win any medals in the Games.

Background

The

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(Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores) of Comoros was formed in 1979 and was approved by the

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(IOC) in 1993. The

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marked Comoros's first participation as an independent nation in the Olympic Games. After the nation made its debut in the

at the 1996 Games, it competed in every Summer Olympics and this edition of the Games in

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marked the nation's seventh appearance at the Winter Games. The

was originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. The Games were later postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 due to the

. Comoros was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports. Amed Elna and Fadane Hamadi served as the country's flag-bearer during the

opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

and Hamadi carried the flag during the

closing ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

. The nation did not win any medals in the Games.

Competitors

Chad was represented by three athletes who competed across two sports.

Athletics

As per the governing body

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(WA), a NOC was allowed to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event and one qualified relay team if the Olympic Qualifying Standards (OQS) for the respective events had been met during the qualifying period. The remaining places were allocated based on the World Athletics Rankings which were derived from the average of the best five results for an athlete over the designated qualifying period, weighted by the importance of the meet. Comoros received the universality slots from the

to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. Fadane Hamadi, who competed in his first Olympics, did not make it out of the initial heats in the Men's 110 m hurdles. Amed Elna, who studied law at

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in France, made her Olympics debut in the

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. She finished eighth in the first preliminary heat running a time of 14.30, which was a new personal best. However, she did not progress to the next round. ;Track & road events

Judo

Each NOC could enter a maximum of 14 judokas for the

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with one in each weight division. The qualification was determined by the world ranking list prepared by

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(IJF) as on 28 June 2021. The top 18 were awarded straight quotas apart from continental quotas that were awarded by IJF. Comoros received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the

to send Housni Thaobani in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg), marking the country's Olympic debut in the sport. The main event was held at the

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. Thaoubani competed against

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in the round of 32. He lost the bout after the opponent scored an

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and was eliminated from the competition.

References

External links

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