| Noc: | NEP |
| Nocname: | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Nepal |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Date: | 23 July – 8 August 2021 |
| Competitors: | 5 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer Close: | N/A |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Nepal, represented by the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Nepalese athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1964, with the exception of 1968.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 4 | 5 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nepal received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Soniya Bhatta in the women's extra-lightweight category (48 kg) to the Olympics.[3]
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nepal received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's air rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 5, 2021.[4]
See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nepal received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Alexander Shah | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.41 | 59 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gaurika Singh | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.11 | 50 | Did not advance | ||||