EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games

EOC Refugee Team at the
2023 European Games
IOC codeERT
NOCEuropean Olympic Committees
in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland
21 June – 2 July 2023
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearersCindy Ngamba
Kasra Mehdipournejad
European Games appearances (overview)

An EOC Refugee Team competed at the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023, as independent Olympic participants.[1]

The team competed under the country code ERT.

Symbols

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During the opening ceremony, the team used a flag depicting the logo of the European Olympic Committees. However, in official games material, the team is represented by a slightly different flag that omits the "European Olympic Committees" lettering.[2][3][4] During the Parade of Nations, the team entered after Ukraine and before Poland, the host nation.

Team Selection

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The team was selected on 26 April 2023, represented in the following list, together with each competitor's country of origin and their host National Olympic Committee (NOC).[5]

Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport Event
Dina Pouryounes  Iran  Netherlands Taekwondo Women's -46kg
Kasra Mehdipournejad  Iran  Germany Taekwondo Men's -80kg
Cindy Ngamba  Cameroon  Great Britain Boxing Women's 75kg
Farid Walizadeh  Afghanistan  Portugal Boxing Women's 66 kg

Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Boxing 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Total 2 2 4

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Farid Walizadeh Men's featherweight Bye  Ibrahim (SWE)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Cindy Ngamba Women's middleweight  Hovsepyan (ARM)
W 5–0
 O'Rourke (IRL)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Repechage Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition

Result

Opposition
Result
Rank
Kasra Mehdipournejad Men's -80 kg  Nikolić (CRO)
W 2–0
 Cintado (ESP)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Dina Pouryounes Women's -46 kg  Komnenović (SRB)
W 2–1
 Zampetti (ITA)
L 0–2
Did not advance  Akbarova (AZE)
L 0–2
Did not advance 7

See also

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References

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