 Libya's sole judoka at the 2000 Games was Tarek Ayad, who had previously won a bronze medal at the 1998 African Judo Championships in Dakar, Senegal.He competed at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 17 September, He was defeated by Japan's Yukimasa Nakamura in the first round of the tournament, after Nakamura scored an ippon to automatically win the bout and eliminate Ayad.The only athlete competing in taekwondo for Libya at the 2000 Summer Olympics was Nizar Mohamed Naeeli, who also acted as the nation's flagbearer during the Parade of Nations during the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.