Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SUD
NOC	Sudan Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	6 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Abdalla Targan[1]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Sudan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Sudan Olympic Committee selected a squad of six athletes, four men and two women, to compete only in athletics, swimming, and judo at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for middle-distance runner Amina Bakhit (women's 800 m), the lone returning Olympian from the previous Games. Meanwhile, steeplechaser Abdalla Targan led the Sudanese delegation as the nation's team captain and flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Sudan, however, left Rio de Janeiro without receiving a single Olympic medal, failing to reproduce it since the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Ismail Ahmed Ismail earned a silver in the men's 800 metres.

Athletics (track and field)

Sudanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics 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

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ahmed Ali	Men's 200 m	20.78	=7	Did not advance
Abdalla Targan	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	8:52.20	15	N/A		Did not advance
Amina Bakhit	Women's 800 m	2:07.65	56	Did not advance

Judo

Sudan has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1992.

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
Iszlam Monier Suliman	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Brown (USA) L 000–100	Did not advance

Swimming

Sudan has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[4][5]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdelaziz Mohamed Ahmed	Men's 50 m freestyle	27.71	81	Did not advance
Haneen Ibrahim	Women's 50 m freestyle	36.23	84	Did not advance

References

1. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.