summer olympics competed summer olympics beijing china olympic delegation led president consisted athletes team officials coaches increase nation previous appearances summer olympic games athletes sent sydney athens games olympic team won medals games closing ceremonies national team enter parade nations country flag bearer freestyle wrestler athlete qualified games based performances closing ceremony athletes entered formal style led flag competing nations flag carried swimmer athletics competitors sport athletics men women finished seventh competitors heat included eventual bronze despite setting new personal best time seconds advance competition women event finished eighth athletes heat advance round key note ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round swimming youngest member team age sole representative swimming events finished 3rd heat competitors overall women rounds swimming events games decided time basis competitors heats rank shown overall position swimmer round wrestling wrestlers represented beijing athletes received round defeated respective round matches reigning oceanic champion beaten points times world champion roman bout announced hope competing olympics london saying olympics looking forward young wrestler beaten freestyle key victory fall decision points loser technical points loser technical points men freestyle media coverage summer olympics marked time able watch complete olympic television coverage events country depth television coverage special agreement new_zealand
Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics