Bhutan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Bhutan at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BHU |
| NOC | Bhutan Olympic Committee |
| Website | bhutanolympiccommittee |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Sangay Tenzin & Kinzang Lhamo |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Kinzang Lhamo |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Kingdom of Bhutan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its official debut at the 1984 event. Bhutan has never won a single Olympic medal in its Olympics history. Bhutan failed to win a medal at Paris Olympics 2024.
The Bhutanese team consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman) competing in three sports.[1]
Kinzang Lhamo received widespread praise for her determination in finishing the Women's marathon despite finishing in 80th place.[2]
Competitors
[edit]Below is the list of the number of competitors from Bhutan at the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Archery
[edit]Bhutan has entered one male archer to compete at Paris 2024 in the individual recurve competition after receiving the allocations of universality spots.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Lam Dorji | Men's individual | 663 | 28 |  Paoli (ITA)L 3–7 |
Did not advance | |||||
Athletics
[edit]For the first time in Olympic history, a Bhutanese runner competed at Paris 2024, after receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[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 and road events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Kinzang Lhamo | Women's marathon | 3:52:59 | 80 |
Swimming
[edit]Bhutan received one Universality quota spot.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sangay Tenzin | Men's 100 m freestyle | 56.08 | 74 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
References
[edit]- ^ Nestler, Stefan (19 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Adventure of a lifetime for Bhutan athletes". Deutsche Welle. Bonn, Germany. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Keenan, Conor (11 August 2024). "'Quite moving' scenes as fans flock to side of last marathon runner Kinzang Lhamo and cheer her home at Paris 2024". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Race, Retta (12 July 2024). "Initial Olympic Swimming Entries Published for 2024 Paris Games". www.swimswam.com. SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2024.