Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Belarus at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBLR
NOCBelarus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.noc.by (in Russian and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors101 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Hanna Marusava
Mikita Tsmyh
Flag bearer (closing)Ilya Palazkov
Medals
Ranked 45th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Poland (1924–1936)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

Belarus competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Background

IOC sanctions

For several years, the Belarus Olympic Committee (NOC RB) has been accused of political discrimination in its selection and treatment of athletes. Accusations and athlete tensions came to a head in 2020 after the disputed re-election of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, also the NOC RB chairman at the time, and the widespread protests that followed. The NOC RB was allegedly associated with the torture of athletes who have spoken out against Lukashenko, which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been investigating.[2]

Before the Games, the IOC restricted the NOC RB for athletes' rights violations twice (the first in December 2020 and the second in March 2021). The 2020 measures included the banning of all NOC RB officials from Olympic events; the suspension of financial support from the NOC RB; the active involvement of political neutrality for Belarusian athletes; the Belarusian ban from hosting any Olympic events; and the request of all other Olympic members to accept the measures in the interest of the safety of Belarusian athletes.[3] The 2021 measures reiterated the previous set, as well as stating that the IOC did not acknowledge NOC RB officials holding the government positions and requesting that Olympic selection in Belarus proved non-political.[4]

After the second sanctions in March 2021, and the IOC did not recognize the NOC RB leadership election results in the same month, other national committees and sports organizations heeded a plea for Belarus to get banned from the rescheduled Tokyo 2020, forcing the athletes to compete independently under the Olympic flag.[2]

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ivan Litvinovich Gymnastics Men's trampoline 31 July
 Silver Iryna Kurachkina Wrestling Women's freestyle 57 kg 5 August
 Silver Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg 6 August
 Silver Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk
Marharyta Makhneva
Nadzeya Papok		 Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 7 August
 Bronze Maksim Nedasekau Athletics Men's high jump 1 August
 Bronze Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg 6 August
 Bronze Alina Harnasko Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 3 3
Artistic swimming — 2 2
Athletics 12 18 30
Boxing 4 0 4
Canoeing 6 10 16
Cycling 2 2 4
Equestrian 2 0 2
Gymnastics 3 7 10
Judo 2 1 3
Modern pentathlon 1 2 3
Rowing 2 3 5
Sailing 1 1 2
Shooting 1 2 3
Swimming 4 2 6
Tennis 2 1 3
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 5 3 8
Total 48 58 106

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Three Belarusian archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[5]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Karyna Dziominskaya Women's individual 642 29  Siddique (BAN)
W 6–5 		 Valencia (MEX)
L 3–7 		Did not advance
Karyna Kazlouskaya 607 61  Valencia (MEX)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Hanna Marusava 633 39  Unruh (GER)
W 6–4 		 Yamauchi (JPN)
W 6–0 		 Boari (ITA)
L 5–6 		Did not advance
Karyna Dziominskaya
Karyna Kazlouskaya
Hanna Marusava 		Women's team 1882 12 —  China (CHN)
W 5–3 		 Japan (JPN)
W 5–3 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 1–5 		 Germany (GER)
L 1–5 		4

Artistic swimming

Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Belarus fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by winning the bronze medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Vasilina Khandoshka
Daria Kulagina 		Duet 87.2101 10 88.0333 175.2434 10 Q 87.8000 175.0101 11

Athletics

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

Belarusian athletes further 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):[6][7]

Belarusian athletes were scheduled to participate in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. On July 28, two athletes, Hanna Mikhailava (Belarusian: Ганна Міхайлава; Russian: Анна Михайлова) and Krystsina Muliarchyk (Belarusian: Крысціна Мулярчык; Russian: Кристина Мулярчик), were declared ineligible due to insufficient number of doping tests made.[8][9] This situation forced Belarusian sport authorities to replace them. Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (100 m and 200 m) was chosen to be one of the substitutes; however, she claimed that this decision was made without her consent and criticized the national sport authorities.[10][11]

On 1 August 2021, Tsimanouskaya was expelled from further competitions by the national sports authorities, reportedly as a consequence of her criticism. On the same day, the Belarusian sports officials tried to put her on a plane against her will. She sought the protection of police in Tokyo airport and declared that she was not planning to return to Belarus.[12][13] According to the national athletics team officials, she was expelled for her "emotional and psychological state" after medical examination, but Tsimanouskaya denied that statement.[14] She asked the International Olympic Committee for help.[15]

The four athletes who eventually contested the event – Aliaksandra Khilmanovich, Yuliya Bliznets, Elvira Herman and Asteria Uzo Limai – came last of all nations in the heats and did not advance.[16]

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
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vitali Parakhonka 110 m hurdles 13.61 5 Did not advance
Aliaksandr Liakhovich 20 km walk — 1:31:28 45
Dzmitry Dziubin 50 km walk — 4:00:25 22
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 100 m Bye 11.47 4 Did not advance
200 m DNS — Did not advance
Elvira Herman 100 m hurdles 12.95 4 Q — 12.71 5 Did not advance
Yuliya Bliznets
Elvira Herman
Aliaksandra Khilmanovich
Asteria Limai 		4 × 400 m relay 3:33.00 8 — Did not advance
Volha Mazuronak Marathon — 2:29:06 5
Nina Savina 2:38:41 50
Anastasiya Rarouskaya 20 km walk — 1:35:09 23
Viktoryia Rashchupkina 1:43:33 49
Anna Terlyukevich 1:37:22 31
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Dzmitry Nabokau High jump 2.25 =14 Did not advance
Maksim Nedasekau 2.28 12 q 2.37 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yauheni Bahutski Discus throw 58.65 27 Did not advance
Aliaksei Katkavets Javelin throw 82.72 9 q 83.71 6
Pavel Mialeshka 82.64 11 q 82.28 10
Hleb Dudarau Hammer throw 71.60 27 Did not advance
Ivan Tsikhan 74.57 18 Did not advance
Yury Vasilchanka 74.00 19 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Long jump 6.55 14 Did not advance
Viyaleta Skvartsova Triple jump 14.05 18 Did not advance
Karyna Demidik High jump 1.90 =19 Did not advance
Iryna Zhuk Pole vault 4.55 =8 q 4.50 8
Aliona Dubitskaya Shot put 18.89 3 Q 18.73 9
Tatsiana Khaladovich Javelin throw 60.78 13 Did not advance
Hanna Malyshchyk Hammer throw 70.80 13 Did not advance
Nastassia Maslava 65.15 28 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Vitali Zhuk Result 11.04 6.93 16.23 1.96 49.22 14.95 47.01 5.10 59.49 4:42.57 8131 13
Points 852 797 865 767 851 856 808 941 730 664

Boxing

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

Belarus entered four male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Dzmitry Asanau scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dzmitry Asanau Men's lightweight  Al-Kasbeh (JOR)
W 5-0 		 Oliveira (BRA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Aliaksandr Radzionau Men's welterweight  Ekinci (TUR)
W 3–2 		 McCormack (GBR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Vitali Bandarenka Men's middleweight  Isley (USA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Uladzislau Smiahlikau Men's heavyweight Bye  Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM)
W 4–1 		 Nyika (NZL)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Canoeing

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

Sprint

Belarusian canoeists qualified a total of eight boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[17]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aleh Yurenia K-1 1000 m 3:43.444 1 SF Bye 3:27.323 6 FB 3:27.190 12
Mikita Borykau
Aleh Yurenia 		K-2 1000 m 3:18.952 5 QF 3:10.126 1 SF 3:18.875 3 FA 3:17.769 7
Mikita Borykau
Ilya Fedarenka
Uladzislau Litvinau
Dzmitry Natynchyk 		K-4 500 m 1:22.896 3 QF 1:23.848 2 SF 1:24.206 3 FA 1:24.510 5
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alena Nazdrova C-1 200 m 46.731 3 QF 46.950 1 SF 48.120 5 FB 48.085 11
Nadzeya Makarchanka
Daryna Pikuleva 		C-2 500 m 2:09.799 6 QF 2:04.951 3 SF 2:07.205 5 FB 2:04.351 10
Volha Khudzenka K-1 500 m 1:50.732 3 SF Bye 1:52.755 3 FB 1:55.933 14
Maryna Litvinchuk 1:49.606 2 SF Bye 1:56.386 5 FC 1:57.057 22
Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk 		K-2 500 m 1:43.377 2 SF Bye 1:37.198 3 FA 1:37.647 6
Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Litvinchuk
Marharyta Makhneva
Nadzeya Papok 		K-4 500 m 1:34.785 3 QF 1:35.534 1 SF 1:36.672 2 FA 1:36.073 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal round; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal round

Cycling

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

Road

Belarus entered one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road races, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[18]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Aleksandr Riabushenko Men's road race 6:21:46 66
Alena Amialiusik Women's road race 3:55:05 17
Women's time trial 33:21.41 16

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belarus entered two riders to compete each in the men's and women's omnium, respectively, based on their final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Yauheni Karaliok Men's omnium 18 6 14 14 18 6 10 50 76 12
Tatsiana Sharakova Women's omnium 11 20 15 12 19 4 14 0 36 16

Equestrian

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

Belarus entered two eventing riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the second and third of six available slots, respectively, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the Belarusian roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe).[19] Belarus later withdrew from competing in dressage.

Belarusian individuals for eventing were named on June 30, 2021.[20] Aliaksandr Faminou and Martinie withdrew before the competition began.[21]

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Alexander Zelenko Carlo Grande Jr Individual 31.00 18 61.60 92.60 46 Withdrew Did not advance

Gymnastics

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

Artistic

Belarus initially entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Anastasiya Alistratava booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing fifteenth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[22] On the men's side, Rio 2016 Olympian Andrey Likhovitskiy received a spare berth from the apparatus events, as one of the seven highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the same tournament. Alistratava withdrew in July 2021, and her spot was given to teammate Hanna Traukova.[23] Likhovitskiy also withdrew; however, his spot was given to Czech gymnast David Jessen.[24][25]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Hanna Traukova All-around 12.600 11.966 10.833 10.833 46.232 77 Did not advance

Rhythmic

Belarus qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 16 (for individual) and top 5 (for group), respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Baku.[26] The athletes for both the individual and group all-around were announced on 23 June 2021.[27]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Alina Harnasko Individual 26.400 27.200 23.900 21.750 99.250 4 Q 26.500 27.500 27.400 21.100 102.700 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Anastasiia Salos 25.700 26.300 24.550 22.600 99.150 5 Q 25.425 23.000 24.950 21.800 95.175 8
Athletes Event Qualification Final
5 apps 3+2 apps Total Rank 5 apps. 3+2 apps Total Rank
Hanna Haidukevich
Anastasiya Malakanava
Anastasiya Rybakova
Arina Tsitsilina
Karyna Yarmolenka 		Group 36.000 43.650 79.650 8 Q 45.750 38.300 84.050 5

Trampoline

Belarus qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline by finishing in the top eight at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[28] An additional spot was earned through the 2019-2020 Trampoline World Cup series.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Uladzislau Hancharou Men's 113.400 2 Q 60.565 4
Ivan Litvinovich 113.555 1 Q 61.715 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Judo

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

Belarus entered two judoka (one men and one women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[29]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dzmitry Minkou Men's −66 kg  El-Idrissi (QAT)
W 10–00 		 Yondonperenlei (MGL)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Maryna Slutskaya Women's +78 kg  Wood (TTO)
W 10–00 		 Han M-j (KOR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Mikita Sviryd Men's -100 kg  Frey (GER)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Belarusian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Iryna Prasiantsova secured her selection in the women's race by winning the bronze medal and finishing second among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.[30] She was joined by her fellow rookie Volha Silkina, who booked her place with a gold-medal victory at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[31] Iryna Prasiantsova doesn't participate because only 2 quotas for NOC are available.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points
Ilya Palazkov Men's 24-11 0 3 244 2:01.15 14 308 83.21 29 262 11:35.78 24 605 1419 17
Anastasiya Prokopenko Women's 18-17 0 15 208 2:25.01 34 260 83.49 22 283 11:49.38 4 591 1342 8
Volha Silkina 21-14 1 12 217 2:15.22 17 280 89.07 23 274 12:59.81 23 521 1292 18

Rowing

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

Belarus qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's pair and women's lightweight double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[32][33] Another Belarusian rower scored a runner-up finish to book one of the remaining boats available in the women's single sculls at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[34]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko 		Men's pair 7:05.65 4 R 6:52.82 3 SA/B — 6:30.66 5 FB 6:25.88 8
Tatsiana Klimovich Women's single sculls 7:51.86 2 QF Bye 8:09.04 4 SC/D 7:33.78 2 FC 7:39.53 13
Alena Furman
Ina Nikulina 		Women's lightweight double sculls 7:10.15 4 R 7:26.99 2 SA/B — 6:54.78 6 FB 6:57.84 11

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

Belarusian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.[35][36]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Mikita Tsirkun Men's RS:X 17 10 23 17 26 19 21 12 18 23 20 20 EL 200 18
Tatiana Drozdovskaya Women's Laser Radial 25 22 20 25 20 8 17 19 23 19 — EL 173 21

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

Belarusian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 6 June 2021.[37]

Set to compete at her sixth consecutive Games, Viktoria Chaika earned a direct place in the women's 10 m air pistol as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Yury Shcherbatsevich Men's 10 m air rifle 626.6 15 — Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1176 8 Q 406.3 7
Viktoria Chaika Women's 10 m air pistol 576 11 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 571 36 Did not advance
Maria Martynova Women's 10 m air rifle 624.3 24 Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1166 17 Did not advance
Yury Shcherbatsevich
Maria Martynova 		Mixed 10 m air rifle team 622.6 23 Did not advance

Swimming

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

Belarusian 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)):[38][39]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilya Shymanovich 100 m breaststroke 59.33 =9 Q 59.08 7 Q 59.36 8
Mikita Tsmyh 100 m backstroke 54.88 33 Did not advance
Yauhen Tsurkin 100 m butterfly 52.90 42 Did not advance
Artsiom Machekin
Ilya Shymanovich
Mikita Tsmyh
Yauhen Tsurkin 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.82 12 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anastasiya Shkurdai 100 m freestyle 55.17 28 Did not advance
100 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
100 m butterfly 56.99 7 Q 57.19 8 Q 57.05 8
Alina Zmushka 100 m breaststroke 1:07.58 21 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:27.59 26 Did not advance
Nastassia Karakouskaya
Anastasiya Kuliashova
Anastasiya Shkurdai
Alina Zmushka 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:00.49 12 — Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Anastasiya Kuliashova
Anastasiya Shkurdai
Ilya Shymanovich
Mikita Tsmyh 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:46.35 12 Did not advance

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Egor Gerasimov Men's singles  Simon (FRA)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 		 Fognini (ITA)
L 4–6, 6–7(4–7) 		Did not advance
Ilya Ivashka  Monfils (FRA)
W 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 		 Kukushkin (KAZ)
W 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 		 Nishikori (JPN)
L 6–7(7–9), 0–6 		Did not advance
Egor Gerasimov
Ilya Ivashka 		Men's doubles —  Daniell /
Venus (NZL)
L 3–6, 6–7(6–8) 		Did not advance
Aryna Sabalenka Women's singles  Linette (POL)
W 6–2, 6–1 		 Vekić (CRO)
L 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7) 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

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

Belarusian weightlifters qualified for two quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.[40]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yauheni Tsikhantsou Men's –96 kg 173 6 201 DNF 173 DNF
Darya Naumava Women's –76 kg 103 6 131 5 234 5

Wrestling

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

Belarus qualified eight wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg and women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Belarusian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[41][42] Another Belarusian wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's freestyle 74 kg to complete the nation's roster at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[43]

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
Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov Men's−74 kg  Garzón (CUB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Dake (USA)
W 4–0 ST 		 Chamizo (ITA)
W 3–1 PP 		Bye  Sidakov (ROC)
L 0–3 PO 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ali Shabanau Men's−86 kg  Taylor (USA)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance  Amine (SMR)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 16
Aliaksandr Hushtyn Men's –97 kg  Salas (CUB)
L 3-4 PP 		Did not advance 12
Dzianis Khramiankou Men's –125 kg  Mönkhtör (MGL)
L 1–3 PO 		Did not advance 9
Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Women's −53 kg  Ana (ROU)
W 4–0 ST 		 Phogat (IND)
W 5–0 VT 		 Pang Qy (CHN)
L 2–2 PP 		Bye  Winchester (USA)
W 5–0 VT 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Iryna Kurachkina Women's −57 kg  Malik (IND)
W 3–1 PP 		 Koblova (ROC)
W 3–1 PP 		 Nikolova (BUL)
W 4–0 ST 		Bye  Kawai (JPN)
L 0–3 PO 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vasilisa Marzaliuk Women's −76 kg  Rotter-Focken (GER)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance  Zhou Q (CHN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 9
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kiryl Maskevich Men's −87 kg  Metwally (EGY)
L 1–4 SP 		Did not advance 15

Controversies

Main article: Belarus 2020 Summer Olympics scandal

Disqualification of Belarusian athletes

On 28 July 2021, The Athletics Integrity Unit announced that Belarus was one of several countries which had failed to meet the minimum drug testing requirements as per "Rule 15", which requires at least three no-notice outside of competition blood and urine drug tests no less than three weeks apart for three of their athletics competitors.[44] As such, three unnamed athletes were disqualified from participating in their events.[45] It was later revealed that two of these athletes were runners Hanna Mikhailava and Krystsina Muliarchyk.[8]

Removal of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya from Belarusian team

Main article: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya § Repatriation incident and asylum

Tsimanouskaya qualified to participate at the Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events only. After several Belarusian athletes were disqualified due to not meeting the minimum drug testing requirements, national sport authorities entered her into the 4 × 400 m relay in addition to her planned events. Tsimanouskaya claimed that this decision was made without her consent and criticized the national sport authorities publicly on her Instagram account.[46][47] On 1 August 2021, she was allegedly taken to Haneda Airport forcibly by the Belarus Olympic Committee. She refused to board a flight back to Belarus,[48] and asked both the International Olympic Committee and Japan for assistance.[49]

See also

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