Seychelles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
| Seychelles at the Youth Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 in 4 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Kervin Ghislain | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Seychelles competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The nation was represented by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, which sent a total of four athletes to compete in four sports. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony for the nation was badminton player Kervin Ghislain.[1] Seychelles' Olympic team was one of the 106 that did not win a single medal at the Games.
Athletics
Sole competitor for the nation in athletics Marie-Michell Athanase, competing in the girls' 200 metres, set a season best with a time of 27.10 seconds but failed to make it into the medal final. She progressed to the B Final (non-medal final), where she set a personal best in the event with a time of 26.44 seconds.[2]
Girls
- Track and Road Events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Type | Result | Rank | ||
| Marie-Michell Athanase | Girls' 200 m | 27.10 (SB) | 14 | B | 26.44 (PB) | 14 |
Badminton
Kervin Ghislain, the sole competitor in badminton for Seychelles, played three matches in the group play of the boys' singles, and was defeated in all three. As such he did not advance to the quarterfinals and beyond.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Knock-Out Stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
| Kervin Ghislain | Boys' singles |  Loh (MAS)L 0-2 (8–21, 5-21) |
 Nguyen (VIE)L 0-2 (13-21, 11-21) |
 Lare (TUR)L 0-2 (12-21, 16-21) |
4 | Did not advance | |||
Boxing
Boxer Stan Nicette competed in the men's bantam 54kg. In the preliminaries, he fought against Robeisy Eloy Ramirez of Cuba and lost with a score of 17–3, thus did not progress to the semifinals.[2]
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Nicette | Bantamweight (54kg) |  Robeisy Eloy Ramirez (CUB) L 3-17 |
Did not advance | 5th Place Bout Alexandru Marin (ROU) L RSC R3 2:30 |
6 |
Swimming
Shannon Austin was the only Seychellois athlete at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics to compete in more than one event; namely, the girls' 200 metres freestyle and the girls' 400 metres freestyle. Despite clinching a second place in heat 2 of the girls' 200 metres freestyle, her timing was not enough to secure her a place in the final. She did not progress to the final either in the girls' 400 metres freestyle.[2]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Shannon Austin | Girls' 200 m freestyle | 2:10.54 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| Girls' 400 m freestyle | 4:34.81 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "List of NOC Flag Bearers for Opening Ceremony" (PDF) (Press release). Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- 1 2 3 4 "Schedule/Results". Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original (data tables) on August 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
External links
- Competitors List: Seychelles – Singapore 2010 official site
- Schedule/Results – Singapore 2010 official site