Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Fiji is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes have taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Fiji at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIJ
NOCFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.fasanoc.org.fj
in Tokyo
Competitors25 in 2 sports
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The Fiji national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[2]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championships in Suva.[3]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing
Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Fijian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in two decades.

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Women's Laser Radial

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

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "HSBC London 7s: Fiji qualifies for 2020 Olympics". Fiji Times. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. Naivalurua, Navitalai (9 November 2019). "Fijiana 7s team qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning Oceania Olympic Qualifiers". Fiji Village. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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