 Cape Verde competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics which were held in London , United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . The country 's participation at London marked its fifth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1996 . The delegation included Ruben Sança , a long @-@ distance runner ; Lidiane Lopes , a sprinter ; and Adysângela Martins , a swimmer .
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The country qualified one athlete for the men's 100 metres , by achieving the "B" standard (10.38 seconds) at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in June 2012. Ruben