About 2,800 athletes are expected to compete at the 2014 Olympics.
25 athletes compete against each other in Olumpic swimming
More than 11,000 athletes
They compete for money and/or medals ..i think.
A woman named Neroli Fairhall was the first papaplegic to compete alongside ablebodied athletes in 1984. She was an archer from New Zealand.
Japan first sent athletes to the Summer Olympics in 1912 (Stockholm). Two Japanese athletes competed in athletics. Neither won a medal.
How many athletes and how many countries will compete in the 2008 summer games?
Lebanon will compete in seven individual events and will be represented by ten athletes, of which seven are female athletes
More than 11,000 athletes
1980 Summer Games in Moscow. They sent 14 athletes to compete in swimming and athletics without winning a medal.
The Olympic games are about bringing the best athletes from around the world to compete in events. Athletes compete for the chance to win the gold medal.
2 athletes from Albania will compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, Russia.