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Qatar 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. [1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Fares El-Bakh became the first Qatari Olympic gold medallist. [2]
On August 7, 2008, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent of Qatar, revealed that the Qatar would bid for the 2020 Games.Sheikh Tamim, who is also the chairman of the Qatar Olympic Committee, said that Qatar was determined to learn from the lessons of its failed 2016 bid, and "bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2020 as per set measures and standards."
Qatar has competed in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Their first ever Olympic gold medal was won by Fares El-Bakh in weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics, followed by a gold medal for Mutaz Essa Barshim in men's high jump. They have also won two silver and four bronze medals.
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports . [ 2 ]
The 2020 Summer Olympics, [c] officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad [d] and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, [e] were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
Barsham won the Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the high jump event, the first gold medal for Qatar in athletics (and second in any sport, after weightlifter Fares El-Bakh, who won gold in the 96 kg just one day before Barsham).
With his Olympic gold, he became the first Qatari Olympic Champion, regardless of sport. [9] In August 2024, he competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [10] He failed three attempts to lift 178 kg in the Snatch and he did not compete in the Clean & Jerk. [10]
On 23 April 2020, the OCA confirmed that the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) had submitted the bid documents and the letters of support from the Government of Qatar. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 1 September 2020, Doha 2030 unveiled its logo containing the motifs of desert sand dunes, islamic geometric patterns, the Katara Pigeon Towers and the Museum of ...