A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. In addition to competitors, 418 officials and 38 medical personnel were part of the Australian team. Australia competed in 26 of the 28 Olympic program sports; they failed to qualify in Baseball and Team handball. Australia also sent a men's but not a women's football squad, and had two beach volleyball but no indoor volleyball teams competing.
The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 410 athletes to the Games to compete in 23 sports
The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 410 athletes to the Games to compete in 23 sports.
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France sent 323 athletes to the 2008 Olympics to compete in 23 sports.
Any country that has athletes that are good enough to compete in Olympic sports.
Georgia is sending 35 athletes to compete in 10 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The sports the Georgian athletes will compete in are Archery, Athletics, Swimming, Boxing, Gymnastics, Judo, Shooting, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.
So athletes who cannot compete in the regular Olympics can compete. They get the same sense of accomplishment, recognition and satisfaction as athletes in the regular Olympics, and people think it's important that they should be able to.
Portugal sent a team of 77 athletes that are scheduled to compete in 16 sports.
The United States Olympic Committee sent a total of 539 athletes to the Olympics in London to compete in 25 sports. London Summer Olympics 2012
The USOC sent a total of 539 athletes to the Olympics in London to compete in 25 sports.
The USOC sent a total of 539 athletes to the Olympics in London to compete in 25 sports.
That are sending 258 athletes to compete in all sports except badminton and field hockey