Lebanon at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Lebanon 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]
| Lebanon at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | LBN |
| NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
It will be the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Lebanon did not attend the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a response to the Suez Crisis. The usage of traditional Japanese characters in Katakana script and Russia's ban from the Olympics under doping crisis will place last before the next two host countries in the following Olympics: United States (2028) and France (2024) until the host nation in the Parade of Nations.
Shooting
A Lebanese shooter achieved a quota place for the following event by virtue of her best finish at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ray Bassil | Women's trap | ||||
References
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.