2016 Summer Olympics / Participants (Kosovo)

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Kosovo took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, from August 5th to 21st, 2016. It was Kosovo's first participation in the Olympic Games after the country became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)in December 2014. The National Olympic Committee of Kosovo nominated a total of eight athletes, three men and five women, who will compete in five sports.

Judo world champion Majlinda Kelmendi carried the flag of her home country at the opening ceremony.

Serbia protested against Kosovo joining the IOC, considering the region an autonomous province . However, the Rio Games were not boycotted in memory of the negative effects of the Yugoslav exclusion in 1992. Kosovo was recognized by 109 UN member states at the start of the Games .

Participants by sport

Judo

Two athletes had qualified for the Olympic Games: Nora Gjakova and Majlinda Kelmendi were among the 14 best judokas in the world in the IJF World Ranking on May 30, 2016. The latter competed for Albania in London in 2012 .

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Quarter finals		Semi-finals / consolation round		Final / 3rd place		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Majlinda Kelmendi	up to 52 kg	bye		E. Tschopp	000s0: 100s0	C. Legentil	000s1: 000s3	M. Nakamura	000s0: 000s1	O. Giuffrida	001s1: 000s0	gold
Nora Gjakova	up to 57 kg	Y. Amadis	100s0: 00s2	C. Căprioriu	000s1: 002s3	eliminated						9

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Musa Hajdari	800 m	1: 48.41 min	34	eliminated				34
Women
Vijona Kryeziu	400 m	54.30 s	52	eliminated				52

Cycling

Street

Kosovo had received an invitation to send an athlete to the road race.

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Qëndrim Guri	Road racing	DNF

shoot

Kosovo had received an invitation to send a female athlete to the 10-meter air rifle competition if she achieved the minimum qualifying result by March 31, 2016.

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Women
Urata Rama	Air rifle 10 meters	402.3	48	not qualified		402.3	48

swim

Kosovo had received an invitation from the Fédération Internationale de Natation to send one athlete to the Games.

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Lum Zhaveli	50 m freestyle	24.53 s	57	eliminated				57
Women
Rita Zeqiri	100 m back	1: 12.31 min	34	eliminated				34

Web links

• The birth of a sporting country (Zeit online, August 3, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ky është Ekipi Olimpik i Kosovës - presidenti Hasani: Në Rio shkojmë për medalje! In: Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës. July 19, 2016, accessed July 26, 2016 (Albanian). 
2. ↑ Majlinda Kelmendi carries the flag of Kosovo at Rio 2016. In: 100Judo.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Kosovo wijst direct vlaggendrager Rio 2016 aan. In: de Volkskrant. December 9, 2014, accessed July 26, 2016 (Dutch). 
4. ^ Kosovo Gets Full Membership In International Olympic Committee. In: Radio Free Europe. December 9, 2014, accessed July 26, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Majlinda Kelmendi do ta bartë flamurin e Kosovës në "Rio 2016". (No longer available online.) In: Zëri. October 22, 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2014 ; Retrieved July 26, 2016 (Albanian). 
6. ↑ Majlinda Kelmendi: Two-time world champion and Kosovan heroine. In: inside the games. Retrieved July 26, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Karolos Grohmann: Kosovo earns Olympic recognition, Serbia furious. Reuters , December 10, 2014, accessed July 26, 2016 . 
8. ^ IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (No longer available online.) In: International Judo Federation. June 23, 2016, archived from the original on July 7, 2016 ; accessed on July 26, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ^ "Judo Resultsbook" ( Memento from August 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Website of the Rio Olympics. Retrieved August 22, 2016. (English).
10. ↑ Olympic Games Qualification: Quota Places by Nation and Number. In: International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .