summer olympics competed summer olympics held beijing august country represented track field athletes boxer track field competitors women men runners progressed past qualification rounds participated behalf events beijing delegation held largest number athletes sent encompassing athletes marked seventh consecutive appearance summer olympics despite controversy surrounding chinese activities continued support chinese olympic games thanks constructed new cricket stadium island activities background debut summer olympics los_angeles entered athletes men woman sports appearance beijing appearance sent athletes seven consecutive olympic games appearance beijing marked largest appearance olympic participants additionally women participated beijing olympics behalf previous year female athletes accounts slightly half women participated olympics games debut majority athletes competing behalf participated track field athletics events participated boxer category progressed semifinals respective events seven athletes summer olympics athletics women participant olympic women sprint event participated second heat august qualification match seven competitors including american finalist ran event seconds ranking fifth place completed event seconds slower french runner ranked heat overall ranked 40th athletes ranked qualification round tying british runner vietnamese runner ranked qualification round seconds faster advance rounds women competed women meter sprint behalf delegation beijing olympics placed sixth heat august qualification round george completed event seconds ranking sixth heat ukraine ranked heat finishing seconds ahead george athletes ranked qualification round ranked 30th place qualified semifinals george placed heat august semifinals round completed event seconds ranking eighth eighth heat seconds finalist jamaica lead heat overall george ranked ranking athletes semifinal round tying cyprus george advance finals men sent athletes delegation represent men sprint participated fifth heat august qualification round ranking sixth athletes earned time seconds seconds slower american runner place runner heat later earn gold event overall ranked 35th athletes progress placed sixth heat august qualification race ranked sixth athletes heat scoring time seconds seconds heat leader united_kingdom overall qualification match ranked 39th athletes progress women represented women meter run august qualification round participated sixth seven heats completed event seconds taking fifth place athletes ranked fourth seconds jamaica took heat tied india 33rd place athletes advance semifinals men triple jump athlete represented men triple jump event track field olympics lewis placed second heat august qualification round round lewis completed event final distance meters ranking fifth heat competitors lewis meters short chinese triple ranked heat later ranked tenth finals overall lewis ranked 15th competitors qualification round proceed finals women represented women meter event beijing olympics placed heat august qualification round ranked fifth place time second british runner australian respectively ranked second fourth place event finalist ranked heat seconds faster overall ranked 7th qualifying runners progressing semifinal round placed heat august completed run ranking heat falling seconds heat leader kenya overall ranked 21st runners advance final round women long jump represented women long jump event summer olympics placed heats august qualification round jumped distance meters placed 11th ranking athletes heat performance meters shorter brazil ranked heat athletes tied time romania ranking 21st advance semifinals 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 road events field events road events field events boxing sent boxer olympic boxing tournament moses fought boxing matches including world championships boxing chicago starting attempted olympic qualification event trinidad lost qualifying event selected attend beijing olympics supplement olympic team historically people qualified aid moses participated august placed second bout versus johnson bahamas olympic boxing rounds scored number successful punches scored end score moses bout punches moses scoring punches moses lost bout progress round took place august
Grenada at the 2008 Summer Olympics