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List of Saudi Athletes’ Participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics

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List of Saudi Athletes’ Participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics
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The number of Saudi athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics reached ten, competing in four sports: Equestrian show jumping, taekwondo, athletics, and swimming.

Taekwondo

The Saudi delegation marked the first female Saudi presence in the Olympics through direct qualification, thanks to Saudi taekwondo athlete Dunya Abutaleb. She qualified through the Asian qualifiers held in Taiyuan, China, and during the Paris 2024 Olympics, she competed for the bronze medal.

Equestrian show jumping

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was represented in the equestrian show jumping team at the Paris 2024 Olympics by riders Ramzy al-Duhami, Abdullah al-Sharbatly, Khaled al-Mobty, and Abdulrahman al-Rajhi.

Athletics

The shooter Mohammed Tolo participated in the shot put event after securing a qualifying spot by setting an Asian record at the Madrid Athletics Meet. Additionally, the pole vaulter Hussain Al Hizam competed in the pole vault event, while the International Association of Athletics Federations granted sprinter Hiba Mohammed Malm a wild card entry to compete in the women's one hundred m race at the Olympics, marking her first-ever participation in the event.

Swimming

Saudi team swimmer Mashael Alayed (seventeen years old) competed in the two hundred m freestyle event, becoming the first woman in Saudi swimming history to participate in the Olympic Games. Additionally, swimmer Zaid al-Sarraj (sixteen years old) competed in the one hundred m freestyle event, marking the first Olympic appearance of his athletic career.