Kammala wannan jumla: Mauritania ta halarci wasannin Olympics na bazara guda shida tsakanin farkonta a wasannin Olympics na bazara na 1984 a Los Angeles, Amurka da Wasannin Olympics na bazara na 2004 a Athens. Kwamitin Olympic na Kasa na Mauritania (NOC) ya zaɓi 'yan wasa biyu ta hanyar katunan daji. Yawancin lokaci, NOC zai iya shiga har zuwa 'yan wasa 3 da suka cancanta a kowane taron mutum idan dai kowane ɗan wasa ya cika ƙa'idar "A", ko ɗan wasa 1 a kowane taron idan sun cika ƙa'idar "B". Koyaya, tunda Mauritania ba ta da 'yan wasan da suka cika ƙa'idodin biyu, an ba su izinin zaɓar' yan wasa biyu, ɗaya daga kowane jinsi, a matsayin 'yan wasa. 'Yan wasan biyu da aka zaba don yin gasa a wasannin Athens sune Youba Hmeida a tseren mita 400 na maza da Aminata Kamissoko a tseren mata
100 na mita. Hmeida shi ne mai dauke da tutar bikin bude taron.