Athletes based in Samoa were prevented from attending the Games by a Government order which closed the country’s international borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This meant only Samoan athletes based abroad were able to compete in the Japanese capital.
Of the 11 who qualified for Tokyo 2020, eight were located overseas, while three weightlifters were based in Samoa.
Vaipava Nevo Ioane had been due to represent the Oceanian country in the men’s 67-kilogram division, Don Opeloge in the men’s 96kg and Iuniarra Sipaia in the women’s over-87kg.
