South Sudan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
South Sudan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024.South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, but the South Sudanese Civil War made it difficult for the nation to garner the support of five sport federations as required for its National Olympic Committee to gain recognition by the International Olympic Committee.[2] South Sudan became the 206th IOC member in August 2015, with the affiliations of track and field, basketball, association football, handball, judo, table tennis, and taekwondo.He finished the race in 1:48.74 seconds, last out of nine competitors in his heat, and failed to advanced to the semi-finals, however he did qualify for the repechage round.He finished the race with a time of 1:49.45 seconds, eighth out of nine athletes in his heat, and failed to advance to the semifinals.