Mauritius competed in the following sports in the 2008 Olympics:
The sports that Australia did not compete in at the 2008 Summer Olympics were handball and baseball.
Boxing
There are winter Olympics so people with winter sports interest can compete in the games. eg. Skiing, figure skating. Summer Olympics so people with summer sports can compete in the games. Gymnastics, swimming...ect.
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The only sport the US does not compete in at any Summer Olympics (including 2008 and the upcoming 2012) is handball.
High jump or long jump.
Any country that has athletes that are good enough to compete in Olympic sports.
There are many different sports that compete at the Olympics. Such sports are basketball, soccer, volleyball, field and track and swimming.
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.
France sent 323 athletes to the 2008 Olympics to compete in 23 sports.
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.