Sudan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1960. Sudan, however, did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the United States boycott.
Six Sudanese athletes were selected to the team, competing only in track and field and in swimming. Middle-distance runner and Olympic silver medalist Ismail Ahmed Ismail was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. For the first time since 2004, Sudan left the Olympics without winning even a single medal. Double world indoor champion Abubaker Kaki missed out on a podium finish, placing seventh in the final standings of the men's 800-meter event.
Athletics
Sudanese athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIsmail Ahmed Ismail800 m1:48.796did not advanceAbubaker Kaki1:45.511 Q1:44.511 Q1:43.327Rabah Yousif400 m45.463 Q45.134did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAmina Bakhit800 m2:09.784did not advance
Swimming
Sudan gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMohamed Elkhedr50 m freestyle27.2650did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMhasin El Nour Fadlalla50 m freestyle35.0770did not advance
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