Nepal competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearances at the Summer Olympics, since the official debut in 1964. Nepal has never won a single Olympic medal in its Olympics history. Nepal failed to win a medal at Paris Olympics 2024.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Athletics
Nepali track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[1]
- 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 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Santoshi Shrestha | Women's marathon | 2:55:06 | 79 |
Badminton
Nepal entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament. Prince Dahal secured his spots after receiving the allocations of universality spots;[2][3] signifying the nations debut at these sports.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Prince Dahal | Men's singles |  Axelsen (DEN)L (8–21, 6–21) |
 Nguyen (IRL)L (7–21, 5–21) |
 Zilberman (ISR)L (12–21, 10–21) |
4 | Bye | Did not advance | |||
Judo
Nepal qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Manita Shrestha Pradhan (women's lightweight, 57 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Manita Shrestha Pradhan | Women's –57 kg |  Perišić (SRB)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
Shooting
Nepali shooters achieved one quota places for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sushmita Nepal | Women's 10 m air rifle | 607.8 | 42 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
Nepal sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Shah | Men's 100 m freestyle | 51.91 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| Duana Lama | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:20.74 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
Table tennis
For the first time at the Olympics, Nepal entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Santoo Shrestha qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the gold medal in the men's single event, at the 2024 South Asian Qualification Tournament in Kathmandu.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Santoo Shrestha | Men's singles |  Diaw (SEN)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
References
- ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFIERS FINALISED". Badminton World Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Men's Singles" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.