47 athletes from 17 nations are competing
Australia
Austria
Canada
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Romania
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
United States
There are 208 countries participating in the Beijing Olympic games in 2008.
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Yes, there are nations that are not participating in the olympic games. Some are too poor to sponsor any athletes, and some for political reasons won't be participating.
China, London And Singapore
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, 45 countries had athletes participating in the sport.
There are 205 countries participating in the 2012 Olympics.
Countries do not enter the Olympic Games. The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and organizing committees for each specific Olympic Games.
13 countries took part in the first olympic games
The number of countries participating in the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008 was 205.