Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qatar at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Qatar at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.qa/en (in English and Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors	22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Nasser Al-Attiyah
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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]

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

[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

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