Nepal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Nepal at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | NEP | ||||||||
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Prasiddha Jung Shah | ||||||||
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Nepal competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its twelfth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes; Tilak Ram Tharu and Pramila Rijal, one shooter Sneh Rana and two swimmers; Prasiddha Jung Shah and Shreya Dhital; all five competitors qualified for the Games through wildcard places from their respective sporting governing bodies. It was the smallest delegation sent by Nepal since the 1992 Summer Olympics. Shah was selected as the flag bearer for the opening and closing ceremonies. Four of the five athletes were unable to progress beyond the first stages of their respective events while Rana finished 54th in the women's 10 metre air rifle shooting competition.
Nepal participated in twelve Olympic Games between its début at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, with the exception of 1968. The highest number of athletes sent by Nepal to an summer Games is sixteen to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. No Nepalese athlete has ever won a medal at the Summer Olympics. Nepal participated in the Summer Olympics from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Nepalese National Olympic Committee (NOC) selected two track and field athletes via wildcards. Usually, an NOC would be able to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the "A" standard, or one athlete per event if they met the "B" standard. However, since Nepal had no athletes that met either standard, they were allowed to select two athletes, one of each gender, as wildcards.
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