Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qatar at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.qa/en (in English and Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Nasser Al-Attiyah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Qatar competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent its largest ever Olympic delegation to Beijing, with 22 athletes competing in seven sports: athletics, swimming, shooting, weightlifting, fencing, archery and taekwondo.[1][2]

Qatar is one of at least three countries that sent an all-male delegation to the Beijing Games.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Qatar preview: Qatar targets first ever Olympic gold in Beijing", Xinhua, July 28, 2008
  2. ^ Qatar's Olympic delegation, CNN
  3. ^ "Should Saudi Arabia be Banned from the Olympics?", Huffington Post, July 29, 2008
  4. ^ "Muslimah Media Watch",Muslimahs at the Beijing Olympics, August 14, 2008