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Mauritius at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Mauritius at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMRI
NOCMauritius Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors13 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Jean Gael Laurent L'Entete & Aurelie Halbwachs
Flag bearer (closing)Jean de Falbaire
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mauritius competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, having appeared in every Summer Games since its official debut in 1984.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Badminton 1 1 2
Cycling 1 2 3
Judo 1 0 1
Sailing 1 1 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Triathlon 1 0 1
Total 7 6 13

Athletics

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Mauritian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1][2]

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 and road events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Noa Bibi Men's 100 m 10.27 1 Q 10.19 6 Did not advance
Marie Perrier Women's marathon 2:34:56 SB 54

Badminton

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Mauritius entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Julien Paul Men's singles  Vitidsarn (THA)
L (9–21, 12–21)
 Koljonen (FIN)
L (5-21, 11-21)
3 Did not advance
Kate Foo Kune Women's singles  Yavarivafa (EOR)
W (21–5, 21–11)
 Yeo (SGP)
L (12-21, 6-21)
2 Did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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For the first time since 2012, Mauritius entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana.[3]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Christopher Lagane Men's road race DNF
Kimberley Le Court Women's road race DNF

Mountain biking

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Mauritian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympic through the 2023 African Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Aurelie Halbwachs Women's cross-country DNF

Judo

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Mauritius qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Rémi Feuillet (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rémi Feuillet Men's –90 kg  Kaljulaid (EST)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Sailing

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For the first time since 1992, Mauritian sailors qualified two boats each in the following classes through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[4]

Elimination events
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 QF SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Jean de Falbaire Men's Formula Kite 17 15 15 21 21 15 16 Did not advance 19
Julie Paturau Women's Formula Kite 18 17 17 21 DNC DNS Did not advance 20

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

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Mauritius sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ovesh Purahoo Men's 100 m freestyle 52.22 60 Did not advance
Anishta Teeluck Women's 200 m backstroke 2:18.67 27 Did not advance

Triathlon

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For the first time since 2016, Mauritius sent only one athlete, Jean Gaël Laurent L'Entete received a quota based on African individual Olympic ranking.

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Jean Gaël Laurent L'Entete Men's 25.10 Lapped

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Road To Paris 2024". World Athletics.
  3. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ "FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT". World Sailing. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.