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Sporting event delegation
Myanmar at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMYA
NOCMyanmar Olympic Committee
Websitewww.myasoc.org (in Burmese)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)N/A
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Myanmar 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," due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the "nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics," although it had previous competed in most editions under the name Burma. Myanmar did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Badminton 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2

Badminton

Myanmar entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Thet Htar Thuzar was selected to compete in the women's singles at the Games based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings, "marking the country's debut in the sport."

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Thet Htar Thuzar Women's singles  Tunjung (INA)
L (11–21, 8–21)
 Tan (BEL)
L (6–21, 8–21)
3 Did not advance

Shooting

Myanmar received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's air pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on his minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on. Or before June 5, 2021.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ye Tun Naung Men's 10 m air pistol 576 14 Did not advance

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