The Gambia , officially the Republic of the Gambia , competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , which was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 . The country 's participation at Rio marked its ninth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics . The delegation included two track and field athletes , Adama Jammeh and Gina Bass , who both qualified after meeting the qualification standards for their respective events , one judoka , Faye Njie , who made the Games through a quota place and one swimmer , Pap Jonga , who earned a universality place to enter the Games . The Gambia made their début appearances in the judo and swimming events . Bass was selected as the flag bearer for the opening and closing ceremonies . All four athletes were eliminated from the first rounds of their events
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2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Olympics