Beijing Olympics 2008

The 2008 Beijing Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be celebrated in Beijing, China starting on August 8 to August 24, 2008. 10,500 are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the 2004 Olympic games.

Participating Countries:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia

Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, China, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, FS Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway

Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin, Islands, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Complete List of Sports in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:

1. Archery
2. Athletics
3. Badminton
4. Baseball
5. Basketball
6. Beach Volleyball
7. Boxing
8. Canoe/Kayak Flatwater
9. Canoe/Kayak Slalom
10. Cycling BMX
11. Cycling Mountain Bike
12. Cycling Road
13. Cycling Track
14. Diving
15. Equestrian
16. Fencing
17. Football
18. Gymnastics Artistic
19. Gymnastics Rhythmic
20. Trampoline
21. Handball
22. Hockey
23. Judo
24. Modern Pentathlon
25. Rowing
26. Sailing
27. Shooting
28. Softball
29. Swimming
30. Synchronized Swimming
31. Table Tennis
32. Taekwondo
33. Tennis
34. Triathlon
35. Volleyball
36. Water Polo
37. Weightlifting
38. Wrestling