title: Chad at the 2020 Summer Olympics
text: # Chad at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  
  Chad 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. The country's participation in Tokyo marks its thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  
  ## Archery
  
  Chad initially secured a quota place in the men's individual recurve, by finishing in the top two, vying for qualification, at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, but failed to meet the minimum score standard. Another Chadian archer received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and World Archery to compete in the women's individual recurve at the Games, signifying the country's debut in the sport.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Marlyse Hourtou | Women's individual | 553 | 64 | An S (KOR) L 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Chad received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.
  
  ### 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
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Bachir Mahamat | Men's 400 m | 47.93 SB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Judo
  
  Chad qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Demos Memneloum accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Demos Memneloum | Women's –70 kg | Matniyazova (UZB) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  