title: Suriname at the 2020 Summer Olympics
text: # Suriname at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  
  Suriname competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  Suriname qualified one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Sören Opti accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles. After he tested positive for COVID-19, Opti officially pulled out from the Games.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Sören Opti | Men's singles | Shi Yq (CHN) L WO | Abela (MLT) L WO | 3 | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Track
  
  Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Suriname entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin at the Games, based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings. Additionally, this marked the country's return to the sport for the first time since Barcelona 1992.
  
  **Sprint**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
  | Jair Tjon En Fa | Men's sprint | 9.472 76.014 | 6 Q | Levy (GER) L | Hart (AUS) Xu C (CHN) W 10.016 71.885 | Lavreysen (NED) L | Vigier (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Keirin**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
  | Jair Tjon En Fa | Men's keirin | 6 R | 2 QF | 3 SF | 3 FA | 4 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Suriname received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.56 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  