Mauritius at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Mauritius 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.[2] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Mauritius at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMRI
NOCMauritius Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors8 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Richarno Colin
Roilya Ranaivosoa[1]
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics101
Badminton101
Boxing202
Judo101
Swimming112
Weightlifting011
Total628

Athletics

Mauritius received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[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
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jérémie LararaudeuseMen's 110 m hurdles14.037Did not advance

Badminton

Mauritius entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Two-time African champion Julien Paul secured a place in the men's singles as the highest-ranked badminton player vying for qualification from his respective continent in the men's singles based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.[4]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Julien PaulMen's singles  Tsuneyama (JPN)
L (8–21, 6–21)
 Coelho (BRA)
L (5–21, 16–21)
3Did not advance

Boxing

Mauritius entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Two-time Olympian Richarno Colin scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[5] Rio 2016 Olympian Merven Clair completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's welterweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Richarno ColinMen's lightweight  Nadir (MAR)
W 4–1
 Mamedov (ROC)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Merven ClairMen's welterweight  Sanford (CAN)
W 5–0
 Ishaish (JOR)
W 3–2
 Walsh (IRL)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Judo

Mauritius qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Rémi Feuillet accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[6]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rémi FeuilletMen's −90 kgBye  Mukai (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

Mauritius 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.[7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mathieu MarquetMen's 100 m freestyle53.5660Did not advance
Alicia Kok ShunWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:15.4238Did not advance

Weightlifting

Mauritius entered one female weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Roilya Ranaivosoa topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the women's 49 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Roilya RanaivosoaWomen's –49 kg7312911116411

References