EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games
EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games | |
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IOC code | ERT |
NOC | European Olympic Committees |
in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 21 June – 2 July 2023 | |
Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
Flag bearers | Cindy Ngamba Kasra Mehdipournejad |
European Games appearances (overview) | |
An EOC Refugee Team competed at the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023, as independent Olympic participants.[1]
The team competed under the country code ERT.
Symbols
[edit]During the opening ceremony, the team used a flag depicting the logo of the European Olympic Committees. However, in official games material, the team is represented by a slightly different flag that omits the "European Olympic Committees" lettering.[2][3][4] During the Parade of Nations, the team entered after Ukraine and before Poland, the host nation.
Team Selection
[edit]The team was selected on 26 April 2023, represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).[5]
Athlete | Country of origin | Host NOC | Sport | Event |
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Dina Pouryounes | Iran | Netherlands | Taekwondo | Women's -46kg |
Kasra Mehdipournejad | Iran | Germany | Taekwondo | Men's -80kg |
Cindy Ngamba | Cameroon | Great Britain | Boxing | Women's 75kg |
Farid Walizadeh | Afghanistan | Portugal | Boxing | Women's 66 kg |
Competitors
[edit]Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Boxing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Farid Walizadeh | Men's featherweight | Bye | Ibrahim (SWE) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
Cindy Ngamba | Women's middleweight | Hovsepyan (ARM) W 5–0 | O'Rourke (IRL) L 2–3 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Repechage | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Kasra Mehdipournejad | Men's -80 kg | Nikolić (CRO) W 2–0 | Cintado (ESP) L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
Dina Pouryounes | Women's -46 kg | Komnenović (SRB) W 2–1 | Zampetti (ITA) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Akbarova (AZE) L 0–2 | Did not advance | 7 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.eurolympic.org/eoc-refugee-team-to-take-part-in-european-games-2023/
- ^ https://archive.today/20240311214128/https://results.european-games.org/EG2023/ENG/athletes/all-disc/ERT
- ^ https://archive.today/20240311214400/https://results.european-games.org/assets/images/flags/ERT.png
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230625191321/https://results.european-games.org/assets/images/flags/ERT.png
- ^ https://www.european-games.org/refugee-team-at-the-european-games/