Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics


Algeria is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1964, Algerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of the African boycott.

Athletics

Algerian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events :
;Track & road events

Boxing

Algeria entered seven boxers into the Olympic tournament. Mohamed Flissi, Chouaib Bouloudinat, and three-time Olympian Abdelhafid Benchabla, along with four rookies, secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.
;Men
;Women

Canoeing

Sprint

Algeria qualified a single boat for the Games by receiving a spare berth freed up by South Africa at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, marking the country's Olympic debut in this sporting discipline.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B

Cycling

Road

Algeria entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race

Rowing

Algeria qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Algerian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Algeria received an invitation from ISSF to send a shooter in the women's 10 m air rifle to the Olympics, following the disqualification of Egypt's Shimaa Hashad from the 2019 African Championships over a doping offense. The athlete named to the team must have obtained a minimum qualifying score by 31 May 2020

Swimming

Algerian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ):

Table tennis

Algeria entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Larbi Bouriah scored a semifinal victory to occupy one of the four available spots in the men's singles at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis, Tunisia.