Newcomers per Sport at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[heywoodu 13,562]

 

 

Another idea for a list which I thought could be interesting, which got in my mind thanks to a post in the table tennis thread.

 

Apparently, Fiji will be represented in table tennis for the first time in Olympic history, which got me thinking, which other nations will have these kind of "firsts" in the different sports?

 

- Kosovo doesn't count, as it'll be their first Olympics (same thing for South Sudan?)

 

Nation List

•  Algeria - Sailing
•  Angola - Rowing
•  Aruba - Taekwondo
•  Azerbaijan - Canoeing (Slalom)
•  Benin - Fencing
•  Brazil - Badminton, Field hockey, Gymnastics (Trampoline)
•  Cameroon - Volleyball
•  Cape Verde - Taekwondo
•  Chinese Taipei - Equestrian
• Colombia - Synchronized swimming
•  Cyprus - Gymnastics (Artistic)
•  Dominican Republic - Cycling (Road), Equestrian, Fencing
•  DR Congo - Taekwondo
•  Egypt - Beach volleyball
•  Fiji - Football, Table tennis
•  Ireland - Field hockey
•  Jamaica - Gymnastics (Artistic)
•  Mauritius - Cycling (Mountain bike)
•  Mongolia - Taekwondo
•  Mozambique - Canoeing (Sprint)
•  Netherlands - Handball
•  New Zealand - Gymnastics (Trampoline)
•  Palestine - Equestrian
•  Peru - Gymnastics (Artistic)
•  Philippines - Table tennis
•  Puerto Rico - Table tennis
•  Qatar - Equestrian, Handball
•  Senegal - Canoeing (Slalom)
•  Tonga - Taekwondo
•  Trinidad and Tobago - Rowing, Gymnastics (Artistic)
•  Zimbabwe - Equestrian, Football

 

Edited April 20, 2016 by heywoodu

[hckošice 13,275]

11 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Another idea for a list which I thought could be interesting, which got in my mind thanks to a post in the table tennis thread.

 

Apparently, Fiji will be represented in table tennis for the first time in Olympic history, which got me thinking, which other nations will have these kind of "firsts" in the different sports?

 

- Kosovo doesn't count, as it'll be their first Olympics (same thing for South Sudan?)

 

 

 

and refugee team..

[heywoodu 13,562]

Just now, hckosice said:

 

and refugee team..

True, although I wouldn't say that's a nation  

[dcro 10,182]

There are plenty of nations that will be making their debut in certain sports. Dominican Republic, Palestine, Qatar, Chinese Taipei and Zimbabwe qualified for the first time ever in equestrian, for example.

New sports (golf, rugby) and new nations (Kosovo and South Sudan) shouldn't count here.

Edited March 25, 2016 by dcro

[Gianlu33 3,577]

Rugby and Golf doesn't count right? 

[heywoodu 13,562]

Just now, Gianlu33 said:

Rugby and Golf doesn't count right? 

I'm doubting about rugby, because it has been at 4 Olympics, but not in the rugby sevens format...

Golf was in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics so technically every country there would be new, but maybe it'd be more interesting if we don't look at rugby and golf indeed.

[hckošice 13,275]

4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

True, although I wouldn't say that's a nation  

 

 

 Once again a great idea man. interesting thread

 

for SVK it´s not official, but the things looks fine (at least I hope) for our first ever entry in beach volleyball. It´s true that for now our pair "Domi/Nata" are in fact under the qualifying ranking line, but I´m confident here

[heywoodu 13,562]

As for The Netherlands, we have 1 new sport thanks to our handball ladies 

[intoronto 4,252]

Aruba and Cape Verde in Taekwondo

 

[dcro 10,182]

5 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Aruba and Cape Verde in Taekwondo

 

 

Also DR Congo and Tonga in taekwondo.