A total of 344 athletes were sent to compete.
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Italy sent a team of 344 athletes to compete at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, Italy had a delegation of approximately 300 athletes competing across various sports. This marked Italy's participation in the Olympics with a strong team, contributing to their overall medal tally in the games. The Italian team ultimately secured a total of 36 medals, including 8 golds.
Wikipedia lists Italy as having 284 athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
82 nations are competing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The Cayman Islands, Columbia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, and Serbia will competing in their first Winter Olympics. Costa Rico, Kenya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Thailand, Virgin Islands, and Venezuela are not participating in this years Olympics but did participate in the 2006 in Turin, Italy.
Beijing, China. The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
No, China has never hosted the Winter Olympics, however the 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing.
12 gold metals, 7 silver metals and 10 bronze metals
The silver medal in the Women's Skeet event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Italy.
Summer Games were last held in 2008 in Beijing, China.Winter Games were last held in 2006 in Torino, Italy.
Italy won the silver medal in women's foil at the Rio 2016 Olympics with competing athlete Elisa Di Francisca.