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∙ 2012-08-06 18:37:31more than 10,000 athletes
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According to NBC 551 ( and more)
There were 595 athletes at the opening ceremony. But I'm unsure as to how many more there are competing that didn't go.
Some of the athletes competing for Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics will be Penny Clark in Sailing, Julia Beckett in Swimming, and Peter Cousins in Judo. Click on the '2008 British Olympic Team' link below to visit the official British Olympic website and learn more about these and other athletes competing in the 2008 Olympics.
Over 220 or more Japanese athletes are competing,
There are more foot injuries in olympic athletes who go barefoot, and they have more problems with traction.
Generally there are more spectators than athletes.
The USA has 530 athletes and only the host country with 541 has more
More than 10 countries had only 2 athletes
In Paris in 1900 the games were part of the World's Fair and many athletes and spectators never realised that the competitions they were competing in or watching were the Olympics(it was only the second one). Some of the athletes died many years later still not knowing.
* Introduction and Summary * Athletes - Irish Athletes in The Olympics * Sports - Sports by Irish Athletes * Schedule - When Irish Athletes and teams are competing * LIVE Olympics Coverage Online From August 9th, through to August 24th, Ireland's 53 athletes, and 6 horses compete in 13 different sports, and more than 42 different events. Ireland also has a large team of Coaches, Managers, Medical Team, an Olympic Attache - an Irish guy living in Beijing, and members of the Olympic Council of Ireland team and mentors. Alll the Irish Names, Athletes, sports and events are available and their schedule and live online coverage - at http://www.europeanirish.com/olympics.php