Seychelles at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Seychelles at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Seychelles at the; 2020 Summer Olympics
	Flag of Seychelles
IOC code	SEY
NOC	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
in Tokyo, Japan; July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021
Competitors	5 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Felicity Passon; Rodney Govinden
Flag bearer (closing)	Rodney Govinden
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Seychelles 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.^[3] It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	1	5

Athletics

Seychelles received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send one male athlete to the Olympics.^[4]

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		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ned Azemia	Men's 400 m hurdles	51.67	8	Did not advance

Judo

Seychelles received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Nantenaina Finesse in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics.^[5]^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nantenaina Finesse	Men's –90 kg	Bye	Nyman (SWE) L 00–01	Did not advance

Sailing

Seychellois sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Rodney Govinden	Men's Laser	34	31	34	30	29	32	29	32	28	33	EL	278	33

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Seychelles 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.^[8]^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Simon Bachmann	Men's 200 m butterfly	2:03.54	38	Did not advance
Felicity Passon	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:04.66	38	Did not advance
Felicity Passon	Women's 200 m backstroke	2:16.18	26	Did not advance