Mauritius at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Mauritius is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Athletics
Mauritian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's marathon – 1 quota place (David Carver)
- Men's triple jump – 1 quota place (Jonathan Drack)
Badminton
Mauritius has qualified one badminton player for the women's singles into the Olympic tournament. Kate Foo Kune picked up a continental berth as Africa's top shuttler based on her performance in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Kate Foo Kune | Women's singles | |||||||||
Boxing
Mauritius has entered two boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Merven Clair and top seeded boxer Kennedy St-Pierre had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Merven Clair | Middleweight | ||||||
| Kennedy St-Pierre | Heavyweight | ||||||
Cycling
Mauritian cyclists qualify for the following events.[5]
Mountain biking
- Men's cross-country – 1 quota place (Yannick Lincoln)
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Weekend’s finalists confirmed as first boxers from African Olympic qualification event secure quota places for Rio". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ Komugisha, Usher. "Team Rwanda yet to clinch Rio spot". Rwanda: The New Times. Retrieved 11 May 2015.