Sierra Leone was planning to participate at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China, but on 13 August 2014 they pulled out of the games due to pressure from Chinese Authorities in an attempt to prevent Ebola from West Africa from entering their nation.[1] (see 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone)
| Sierra Leone at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SLE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone |
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Beach Volleyball
editSierra Leone qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.[2]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Abubaker Kamara Patrick Lombi |
Boys' | Withdrew | |||||||
| Kadiatu Conteh Aminata Turay |
Girls' | Withdrew | |||||||
Swimming
editSierra Leone qualified one swimmer.[3]
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Saidu Kamara | 50 m freestyle | Withdrew | |||||
Weightlifting
editSierra Leone was given a quota to compete in a boys' event by the tripartite committee.[4]
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Abu Kamara | −56 kg | Withdrew | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Ebola crisis forces Nigeria and Sierra Leone out of Nanjing 2014". insidethegames.biz. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Universality Places" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.