title: Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics
text: # Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  
  Vanuatu competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the 2020 Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  
  ## Judo
  
  Vanuatu entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Hugo Cumbo | Men's –81 kg | Bye | Boltaboev (UZB) L00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Vanuatu entered one boat in the men's single sculls for the games, after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Rio Rii | Men's single sculls | 8:00.98 | 6 R | 8:17.00 | 3 SE/F | Bye | Bye | 8:19.99 | 3 FF | 7:49.82 | 30 |
  
  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
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  Vanuatu entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Yoshua Shing received an invitation to compete, based on the rankings, following the cancellation of the 2021 Oceanian Olympics Qualification Tournament.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Yoshua Shing | Men's singles | Bye | Cifuentes (ARG) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  