Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALG
NOC	Algerian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coa.dz
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	45 (27 men and 18 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Yasser Triki & Amina Belkadi
Flag bearer (closing)	Djamel Sedjati & Imane Khelif
Officials	Kheireddine Barbari, chef de mission
Medals Ranked 39th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
France (1896–1960)

Algeria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1964, Algerian athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except Montreal 1976, as part of the Congolese-led boycott.^[1]

Algeria garnered some controversy due to boxer Imane Khelif having previously barred from 2022 and 2023 sporting events due to not meeting the International Boxing Association determination of sex to compete as a woman. Khelif later became the first female boxer from Algeria to win an Olympic medal, winning a gold medal in the woman's 66kg division.^[2] The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) defended Khelif, describing the reaction towards Khelif as "unethical targeting" and "baseless propaganda". The COA stated that they have taken all necessary measures to protect Khelif and her right to compete in the Olympics.^[3] Khelif's father, in a statement to Sky Sports, stated, "My child is a girl. She was raised as a girl. She's a strong girl. I raised her to be hard-working and brave. She has a strong will to work and to train."^[4] IOC President Thomas Bach defended the participation of Khelif, saying, "There was no doubt she is a woman."^[5]

Kaylia Nemour, an artistic gymnast, qualified for the uneven bars final in first place as well as to the all-around final. During the all-around final, Nemour scored a 55.899 and finished fifth in the competition, the highest placement for an African gymnast in an Olympic all-around final.^[6] During the uneven bars final, Nemour earned a score of 15.700 to win the gold medal. In doing so, Nemour became the first gymnast from the African continent to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics as well as an Olympic medal in gymnastics of any color. It was also the first gold medal for Algeria since 2012.^[7][8]

Algerian wrestling, one of the most representative sports for Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics, ended its participation in a very disappointing manner. In freestyle and Greco-Roman, Algerian wrestling did not carry the weight during these Olympic Games, dropped by competition of another level. The Algerian wrestlers finished their participation as they began it. Despite a line-up of favorable circumstances to win more than two bronze medals (remember that the rule allows the wrestler to stand on the 3rd step of the podium if the winner qualifies for the final), the chances were clumsily squandered. Moreover, one of the most worrying statistics regarding the participation of Algerian wrestlers is that relating to the number of points recorded.^[9]

In Muay Thai, which was a guest at the Olympics and its medals are not counted in the overall rankings, Abdelmouneme Basta won the gold medal in the under 60 kg category, defeating the Australian Ibrahim Abou Salah in the final.^[10]