Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Algeria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Since the nation's debut in 1964, Algerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. Unlike Algeria's previous successes in the Summer Olympics, they failed to secure a single medal.

Algeria at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors41 in 14 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Mohamed Flissi
Amel Melih[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Imane Khelif[2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 415
Boxing 538
Canoeing 011
Cycling 202
Fencing 224
Judo 112
Karate 011
Rowing 202
Sailing 112
Shooting 011
Swimming 123
Table tennis 101
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 808
Total281341

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

Algerian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]

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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yassine Hethat Men's 800 m 1:46.20 5 Did not advance
Abdelmalik Lahoulou Men's 400 m hurdles 48.83 SB 3 Q 49.14 5 Did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha Men's 3000 m steeplechase 8.44.75 15 — Did not advance
Loubna Benhadja Women's 400 m hurdles 57.19 PB 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yasser Triki Men's triple jump 17.05 5 Q 17.43 NR 5

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

Algeria entered eight boxers (five men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Mohamed Flissi (men's flyweight), Chouaib Bouloudinat (men's super heavyweight), and three-time Olympian Abdelhafid Benchabla (men's heavyweight), along with four rookies (Nemouchi, Houmri, Boualam, and Khelif), secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[6] Ichrak Chaib completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the women's middleweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mohamed Flissi Flyweight Bye  Paalam (PHI)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Younes Nemouchi Middleweight  Ssemujju (UGA)
W 5–0		  Marcial (PHI)
L RSC–I		 Did not advance
Mohammed Houmri Light heavyweight  Korbaj (VEN)
W 3–2		  López (CUB)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Abdelhafid Benchabla Heavyweight  Tursunov (UZB)
W 4–1		  Gadzhimagomedov (ROC)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Chouaib Bouloudinat Super heavyweight Bye  Torrez (USA)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Roumaysa Boualam Flyweight  Jitpong (THA)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Imane Khelif Lightweight —  Homrani (TUN)
W 5–0		  Harrington (IRL)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Ichrak Chaib Middleweight —  Rani (IND)
L 0–5		 Did not advance

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

Sprint

Algeria qualified a single boat (women's K-1 200 m) for the Games by receiving a spare berth freed up by South Africa at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, marking the country's Olympic debut in this sporting discipline.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amira Kheris Women's K-1 200 m 48.306 7 QF 49.412 8 Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 2:13.626 7 QF 2:07.548 6 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

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

Road

Algeria entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Azzedine Lagab Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:05:21.53 36
Hamza Mansouri Men's road race Did not finish

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

Algeria entered four fencers into the Olympic competition. Salim Heroui (men's foil), Akram Bounabi (men's sabre), Meriem Mebarki (women's foil), and Kaouther Mohamed Belkebir secured places on the Algerian team with a top finish in their respective individual events at the African Zonal Qualifier in Cairo, Egypt.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Salim Heroui Men's foil  Mylnikov (ROC)
L 6–15		 Did not advance
Akram Bounabi Men's sabre  Streets (JPN)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Meriem Mebarki Women's foil  Pásztor (HUN)
L 8–15		 Did not advance
Kaouther Mohamed Belkebir Women's sabre  Yang Hy (CHN)
L 1–15		 Did not advance

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

Algeria qualified two judoka (one per gender) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Fethi Nourine (men's lightweight, 73 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, with two-time Olympian Sonia Asselah (women's heavyweight, +78 kg) receiving an additional slot to the nation's roster as the next highest-ranked judoka vying for qualification in her assigned weight category.[10]

Fethi Nourine withdrew, saying it was to avoid the prospect of possibly facing an Israeli judoka. If he had won against Mohamed Abdalarasool of Sudan in the round of 64, he would have faced Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul, who was ranked # 5 in the tournament. Nourine withdrew to support Palestine in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In response, the International Judo Federation immediately suspended both Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef, and sent them back from Tokyo to Algeria.[11][12] The Federation explained:

"According to the IJF rules, in line with the Olympic Charter and especially with rule 50.2 that provides for the protection of the neutrality of sport at the Olympic Games and the neutrality of the Games themselves, which states that 'no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas,' Fethi Nourine and Amar Benikhlef are now suspended and will face a decision by the IJF Disciplinary Commission, as well as disciplinary sanctions by the National Olympic Committee of Algeria back in their country.'"[13]

It continued: "Judo sport is based on a strong moral code, including respect and friendship, to foster solidarity and we will not tolerate any discrimination, as it goes against the core values and principles of our sport."[13] The Federation Disciplinary Commission will handle final sanctioning beyond the Olympics.[13][14]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Fethi Nourine Men's −73 kg  Abdalarasool (SUD)
L WO		 Did not advance
Sonia Asselah Women's +78 kg —  Kalanina (UKR)
L 002–100		 Did not advance

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

Algeria entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Lamya Matoub secured a place in the women's kumite +61-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the African zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.[15]

Athlete Event Round robin Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lamya Matoub Women's +61 kg  Quirici (SUI)
L 1–2		  Abbasali (IRI)
L 0–4		  Gong L (CHN)
L 0–4		  Abdelaziz (EGY)
D 0–0		 5 Did not advance

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

Algeria qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[16][17]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sid Ali Boudina
Kamel Ait Daoud		 Men's lightweight double sculls 6:57.32 6 R 7:12.08 6 FC Bye 6:41.62 17

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

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

Algerian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.[18]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Hamza Bouras Men's RS:X 21 23 24 25 DNF 18 25 24 25 25 25 25 EL 260 25
Amina Berrichi Women's RS:X 23 26 24 DNF DNF 26 27 27 DNF 27 26 27 EL 289 27

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

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

Algeria received an invitation from ISSF to send a shooter in the women's 10 m air rifle to the Olympics, following the disqualification of Egypt's Shimaa Hashad from the 2019 African Championships over a doping offense.[19] The athlete named to the team must have obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020[20]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Houda Chaabi Women's 10 m air rifle 619.5 39 Did not advance

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

Algerian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[21][22]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Oussama Sahnoune Men's 50 m freestyle 22.61 37 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 49.65 37 Did not advance
Souad Cherouati Women's 10 km open water — 2:17:21.6 25
Amel Melih Women's 50 m freestyle 25.77 =35 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 56.65 39 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Larbi Bouriah scored a semifinal victory to occupy one of the four available spots in the men's singles at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis, Tunisia.[23]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Larbi Bouriah Men's singles  Majoros (HUN)
L 0–4		 Did not advance

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

Algeria entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Walid Bidani topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the men's +109 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Walid Bidani Men's +109 kg Withdrew ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for COVID-19

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

Algeria qualified eight wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom advanced to the top two finals to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57, 86, 97, and 125 kg) and men's Greco-Roman wrestling (60, 67, 87, and 97 kg) at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia.[24][25]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Abdelhak Kherbache Men's −57 kg  Vangelov (BUL)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance 16
Fateh Benferdjallah Men's −86 kg  Reichmuth (SUI)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 11
Mohammed Fardj Men's −97 kg  Yergali (KAZ)
L 0–5 VA		 Did not advance 16
Djahid Berrahal Men's −125 kg  Shala (KOS)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 14
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Abdelkarim Fergat Men's −60 kg —  Funita (JPN)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance  Walihan (CHN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Abdelmalek Merabet Men's −67 kg  Ryu H-s (KOR)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance 16
Bachir Sid Azara Men's −87 kg —  Peng F (CHN)
W 4–1 SP		  Beleniuk (UKR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance  Datunashvili (SRB)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Adem Boudjemline Men's −97 kg —  Saravi (IRI)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance 15

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