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Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

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[Flag of the XXIX Olympic Games Beijing 2008]
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 August 2008

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The emblem

Every emblem of the Olympics tells a story. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing" is filled with Beijing's hospitality and hopes, and carries the city's commitment to the world.

Milestone

"Dancing Beijing" is a milestone of the Olympics. It serves as a classic chapter of the Olympic epic inscribed by the spirit of the Chinese nation, calligraphed by the deeper import of the ancient civilization, and molded by the character of Cathay's descendents. It is concise yet deep inside, bringing forth the city's gradual changes and development. It appears dignified yet bears a tune of romance, reflecting the nation's thoughts and emotions.

In the lead up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the emblem will attract more and more people from around the world to Beijing and China to join the great celebration with the Chinese people.

Commitment

"Dancing Beijing" is a Chinese Seal. It is engraved with commitment made to the Olympic Movement by a country that has 56 ethnic groups and a population of 1.3 billion. While witnessing the advocacy of the Olympic Spirit by a nation with both ancient civilization and modern culture, it also unfolds a future-oriented city's pursuit of the Olympic Ideal.

It is a symbol of trust and an expression of self confidence, standing for the solemn yet sacred promise that Beijing - the host city of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - has made to the world and to all mankind.

"Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone (literally meaning sincerity smoothes the way to success)." The inception of our ancestors' wisdom and the image of a seal made of metal and stone allow the emblem to present Chinese people's respect and honesty for the Olympics.

The moment we earnestly imprint the emblem with the "Chinese seal", Beijing is about to show the world a grand picture of "peace, friendship, and progress of mankind" and to strike up the passionate movement of "faster, higher, and stronger" for mankind.

Image

"Dancing Beijing" serves as the city's foremost appearance. It is an image that shows the eastern ways of thinking and the nation's lasting appeal embodied in the Chinese characters. It is an expression that conveys the unique cultural quality and elegance of Chinese civilization.

With inspiration from the traditional Chinese art form - calligraphic art, the character "Jing" (the latter of the city's name) is developed into the form of a dancing human being, reflecting the ideal of a "New Olympics". The words "Beijing 2008" also resembles the vivid shapes of Chinese characters in handwriting, voicing in concise strokes of the countless feelings Chinese people possess towards the Olympics.

As people ponder on the rich connotations and charms of these Chinese characters, a "New Beijing" has thus been brought forward.

Beauty

"Dancing Beijing" is a favorite color of the Chinese people. The color "red" is intensively used in the emblem, pushing the passion up to a new level. It carries Chinese people's longing for luck and happiness and their explanation of life.

Red is the color of the Sun and the Holy Fire, representing life and a new beginning. Red is mind at ease, symbol of vitality, and China's blessing and invitation to the world.

Hero

"Dancing Beijing" calls upon heroes. Olympic Games functions as the stage where heroes are made known, miracles created and glories earned, and where every participant constitutes an indispensable part of the occasion.

The powerful and dynamic design of the emblem is a life poem written by all participants with their passion, affections, and enthusiasm. It is an oath every participant takes to contribute power and wisdom to the Olympics.

The emblem cheers for arts and for the Olympic heroes, who pass down the essence of the Olympic Spirit, which well connects sports and cultures.

Spirit

"Dancing Beijing" extends the totem of the Chinese nation. The form of a running human being stands for the beauty and magnificence of life. Its graceful curves are like the body of a wriggling dragon, relating the past and future of one same civilization; they are like rivers, carrying the century-old history and the nation's pride; they are like veins, pulsing with vitality of life.

The intrinsic values of sports -- athlete-centered and people-oriented - are well defined and upgraded in an artistic way in "the dance of Beijing." We sing if words fail to explain it all, and we dance if the singing does not explicitly tell the meaning.

Vigorous Beijing is looking forward to the celebration in 2008 and the Olympics wait all mankind to dance together.

Invitation

"Dancing Beijing" is a kind invitation. The open arms in the emblem say that China is opening its arms to welcome the rest of the world to join the Olympics, a celebration of "peace, friendship and progress of mankind."

"Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?" The idiom portrays the feelings of friendly and hospitable Chinese people and expresses the sincerity of the city.

Come to Beijing, take a good look at the historical heritages of China's Capital city, and feel the pulse of the country's modernization;

Come, share every piece of its joy, and experience the vigor of the country;

Come, and let us together weave a peaceful and wonderful dream.

From the Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beijing 2008 - official web-site
8 Aug. 2008.

The final emblem was designed by Guo Chunning of AICI (Armstrong International Corporate Identity). "In 2002, his logo design based on Chinese seal was selected among the 1,985 entries contributed by about 1300 designers from China and overseas." (Source)
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023

Appointment of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad to Beijing

Several cities have bid for the right to host the Olympic Games of 2008. The final selection of these were:

Most of these cities had flags for their bidding campaigns. In July 2001 in Moscow, Beijing was appointed as host city for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.
Zachary Harden, 2001.

Other candidate city's emblems
Osaka

[Emblem of the Osaka's Olympic bid]
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 Aug. 2008.
based on the Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008

Toronto

[Emblem of the Toronto's Olympic bid]
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 Aug. 2008.
based on the Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008

On EBay is an actual flag. This one speaks only of the "Olympic Bid", thus it would have to be for an early stage. Indeed, the flag does not have the Olympic Rings, as in the bidding process only candidate cities are allowed to use those on their flag.
Here is a shrunk, reduced and and slightly cropped photograph to give an impression.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 23 June 2015

Paris

[Emblem of the Paris' Olympic bid]
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 Aug. 2008.
based on the Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008

Istambul

[Emblem of the Istambul's Olympic bid]
imageby Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 Aug. 2008.
based on the Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008

Torch relay flag

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
source; image by Zachary Harden, 12 January 2022

"The Logo of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay owes much of its inspiration to the traditional concept of "fire phoenix", and presents the image of two runners holding the Olympic Flame high. As ancient Chinese legend has it, phoenix is the king of all birds, and symbolizes good fortune, eternity, nobility and happiness. The use of the phoenix image in the Torch Relay logo conveys the idea that the Torch Relay will send the best wishes from the Beijing Olympic Games to people all over China and the rest of the world." (Source)
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023

Cultural Festival

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
source; image by Zachary Harden, 19 August 2023

"The design of the Cultural Festival Symbol shows a human being and a lantern dancing joyfully. Lantern is used at every traditional Chinese festival. It symbolizes reunion and other happy occasions, and assembles the soul of the traditional Chinese culture. The Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival is also one of the predominant cultural celebrations of mankind. The whole country is rejoiced at the occasion, while Beijing is decorated with lanterns and streamers to welcome guests from elsewhere." (Source)
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023

Volunteers

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
source; image by Zachary Harden, 19 August 2023

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
source; image by Zachary Harden, 19 August 2023

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
image by Eugene Ipavec, 17 January 2008
Source: Yahoo news photograph

"The shape of heart, composed of interweaved hearts, signifies that volunteers, athletes, the Olympic family, and all guests would render service and compassion in a joint effort to glorify the Olympic Movement. The shape of a dancing human stands for volunteers with dedicated spirit. The sincere smiles, outstanding services, and friendly actions of the volunteers will evoke a strong echo in every participant of the Olympics." (Source)
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023

Emblem of Beijing's Olympic bid

[Emblem of the Beijing's Olympic bid]
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 8 Aug. 2008.
based on the Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008

"Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games / Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIA Olympiad", 2010, pg 98; image by Zachary Harden, 19 August 2023

The applicant city bid logo for Beijing was unveiled on December 11, 1999. Beijing was declared as a candidate city on July 3, 2000, and added the Olympic Rings in due course. (Source)
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023

The parade of nations

During the parade of nations, the athletes marched according the Chinese "alphabet", featured by the number of brush strokes in the first character of a given name, in the following order: 

Sources:
	Codes:			International Olympic Committee Website
	Chinese names:		Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beijing 2008 Official web-site
				Chinese to Unicode converter			
				8 Aug, 2008.
	Opening ceremony:	August 8, 2008.
	Images:			FOTW
	Flag-bearers:		List of flag bearers Beijing 2008 (pdf document)
	Sports:			List of flag bearers Beijing 2008 (pdf document)


Country (Chinese)		Country (English)			ABR.    FLAG	FLAG-BEARER			SPORT
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  1.  希腊			Greece					GRE		Ilias Iliadis			Judo

  2.  几内亚			Guinea					GUI		Fatmata Margaret Fofanah	Athletics

  3.  几内亚比绍		Guinea-Bissau				GBS		Augusto MIDANA			Wrestling

  4.  土耳其			Turkey					TUR		Mehmet OZAL			Wrestling

  5.  土库曼斯坦		Turkmenistan				TKM		Guvanch NURMUHAMMEDOV		Judo

  6.  也门			Yemen					YEM		Mohammed AL-YAFAEE		Athletics

  7.  马尔代夫		Maldives				MDV		Aminath Rouya HUSSAIN 		Aquatics

  8.  马耳他			Malta					MLT		Marcon BEZZINA			Judo

  9.  马达加斯加		Madagascar				MAD		Soloniaina RAZANADRAKOTO 	Boxing

  10.  马来西亚		Malaysia				MAS		Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG		Cycling

  11.  马里			Mali					MLI		Daba Modibo KEITA		Taekwondo

  12.  马拉维			Malawi					MAW		Charlton NYIRENDA		Aquatics

  13.  马其顿			Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	MKD		Atanas NIKOLOVSKI		Canoe/Kayak

  14.  马绍尔群岛		Marshall Islands			MHL		Waylon MULLER			Official

  15.  开曼群岛		Cayman Islands				CAY		Ronald FORBES			Athletics

  16.  不丹			Bhutan					BHU		Tashi PELJOR			Archery

  17.  厄瓜多尔		Ecuador					ECU		Alexandra ESCOBAR		Weightlifting

  18.  厄立特里亚		Eritrea					ERI		Simret SULTAN GHEBREMICHAEL	Athletics

  19.  牙买加			Jamaica					JAM		Veronica CAMPBELL-BROWN		Athletics

  20.  比利时			Belgium					BEL		Sebastien GODEFROID		Sailing

  21.  瓦努阿图		Vanuatu					VAN		Priscila TOMMY Table		Tennis

  22.  以色列			Israel					ISR		Michael KOLGANOV		Canoe/Kayak	

  23.  日本			Japan					JPN		Ai FUKUHARA Table		Tennis		

  24.  中华台北		Chinese Taipei				TPE		Sheng-Jung LAI			Softball

  25.  中非			Central African Republic		CAF		Mireille DEREBONA		Athletics

  26.  中国香港		Hong Kong, China			HKG		Kam-Po WONG			Cycling

  27.  冈比亚			Gambia					GAM		Badou JACK			Boxing

  28.  贝宁			Benin					BEN		Fabienne FERAEZ			Athletics

  29.  毛里求斯		Mauritius				MRI		Stephan BUCKLAND		Athletics

  30.  毛里塔尼亚		Mauritania				MTN		Souleymane CHEBAL MOCTAR	Athletics

  31.  丹麦			Denmark					DEN		Joachim B. OLSEN		Athletics

  32.  乌干达			Uganda					UGA		Ronald SERUGO			Boxing

  33.  乌克兰			Ukraine					UKR		Yana KLOCHKOVA			Aquatics

  34.  乌拉圭			Uruguay					URU		Alejandro FOGLIA		Sailing

  35.  乌兹别克斯坦		Uzbekistan				UZB		Dilshod MAKHMUDOV		Boxing

  36.  巴巴多斯		Barbados				BAR		Bradely ALLY			Aquatics

  37.  巴布亚新几内亚		Papua New Guinea			PNG		Ryan PINI			Aquatics

  38.  巴西			Brazil					BRA		Robert SCHEIDT			Sailing

  39.  巴拉圭			Paraguay				PAR		Victor FATECHA			Athletics

  40.  巴林			Bahrain					BRN		Roqaya AL GHASARA		Athletics

  41.  巴哈马			Bahamas					BAH		Debbie FERGUSON McKENZIE	Athletics

  42.  巴拿马			Panama					PAN		Jessica JIMENEZ LUNA		Fencing

  43.  巴基斯坦		Pakistan				PAK		Zeeshan ASHRAF			Hockey

  44.  巴勒斯坦		Palestine				PLE		Nader ALMASSRI			Athletics

  45.  古巴			Cuba					CUB		Mijain LOPEZ			Wrestling

  46.  布基纳法索		Burkina Faso				BUR		Aïssata SOULAMA			Athletics

  47.  布隆迪			Burundi					BDI		Francine NIYONIZIGIYE		Athletics

  48.  东帝汶			Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste	TLS		Mariana XIMENES			Athletics

  49.  卡塔尔			Qatar					QAT		Nasser Saleh AL-ATTIYA		Shooting

  50.  卢旺达			Rwanda					RWA		Pamela GIRIMBABAZI RUGABIRA	Aquatics

  51.  卢森堡			Luxembourg				LUX		Raphaël STACCHIOTTI		Aquatics

  52.  乍得			Chad					CHA		Albertine HINKISSIA NDIKERT	Athletics	

  53.  白俄罗斯		Belarus					BLR		Alexander ROMANKOV		Fencing

  54.  印度			India					IND		Rajvardhan Singh RATHORE	Shooting

  55.  印度尼西亚		Indonesia				INA		I. Gusti Made Oka SULAKSANA	Sailing

  56.  立陶宛			Lithuania				LTU		Sarunas JASIKEVICIUS		Basketball

  57.  尼日尔			Niger					NIG		Lamine ALHOUSSEINI		Aquatics

  58.  尼日利亚		Nigeria					NGR		Bose KAFFO			Table Tennis

  59.  尼加拉瓜		Nicaragua				NCA		Alexis ARGÜELLO			Boxing

  60.  尼泊尔			Nepal					NEP		Deepak BISTA			Taekwondo

  61.  加纳			Ghana					GHA		Vida ANIM			Athletics

  62.  加拿大			Canada					CAN		Adam VAN KOEVERDEN		Canoe/Kayak

  63.  加蓬			Gabon					GAB		Mélanie ENGOANG			Judo

  64.  圣马力诺		San Marino				SMR		Daniela DEL DIN			Shooting

  65.  圣文森特和格林纳丁斯	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN		Kineke ALEXANDER		Athletics

  66.  圣卢西亚		Saint Lucia				LCA		Levern SPENCER			Athletics

  67.  圣多美和普林西比		Sao Tome and Principe			STP		Celma DA GARA SOARES BONFIM	Athletics

  68.  圣基茨和尼维斯		Saint Kitts and Nevis			SKN		Virgil HODGE			Athletics

  69.  圭亚那			Guyana					GUY		Niall ROBERTS			Aquatics

  70.  吉布提			Djibouti				DJI		Salah Houssein AHMED		Olympian

  71.  吉尔吉斯斯坦		Kyrgyzstan				KGZ		Talant DJANAGULOV		Judo

  72.  老挝			Lao People's Democratic Republic	LAO		Talant DJANAGULOV		Judo

  73.  亚美尼亚		Armenia					ARM		Albert AZARYAN			Gymnastics

  74.  西班牙			Spain					ESP		David CAL			Canoe/Kayak

  75.  百慕大			Bermuda					BER		Jillian TERCEIRA		Equestrian

  76.  列支敦士登		Liechtenstein				LIE		Marcel TSCHOPP			Athletics

  77.  刚果（布）		Congo					CGO		Pamela Chardene MOUELE MBOUSSI	Athletics

  78.  刚果（金）		Democratic Republic of the Congo	COD		Franka MAGALI			Athletics

  79.  伊拉克			Iraq					IRQ		Hamzah AL-HILFI			Rowing

  80.  伊朗			Islamic Republic of Iran		IRI		Homa HOSSEINI			Rowing

  81.  危地马拉		Guatemala				GUA		Kevin CORDON			Badminton

  82.  匈牙利			Hungary					HUN		Zoltàn KAMMERER			Canoe/Kayak

  83.  多米尼加共和国		Dominican Republic			DOM		Felix SANCHEZ			Athletics

  84.  多米尼克		Dominica				DMA		Jerome ROMAIN			Athletics

  85.  多哥			Togo					TOG		Benjamin BOUKPETI		Canoe/Kayak

  86.  冰岛			Iceland					ISL		Orn ARNARSON			Aquatics

  87.  关岛			Guam					GUM		Ricardo BLAS JR			Judo

  88.  安哥拉			Angola					ANG		Joao N'TYAMBA			Athletics

  89.  安提瓜和巴布达		Antigua and Barbuda			ANT		James GROYMON			Athletics

  90.  安道尔			Andorra					AND		Montserrat GARCIA RIBERAYGUA	Canoe/Kayak

  91.  汤加			Tonga					TGA		Ana PO'UHILA			Athletics

  92.  约旦			Jordan					JOR		Zeina SHABAN			Table Tennis

  93.  赤道几内亚		Equatorial Guinea			GEQ		Emilia MIKUE ONDO		Athletics

  94.  芬兰			Finland					FIN		Juha HIRVI			Shooting

  95.  克罗地亚		Croatia					CRO		Ivano BALIC			Handball

  96.  苏丹			Sudan					SUD		Abubaker KAKI			Athletics

  97.  苏里南			Suriname				SUR		Anthony NESTY			Aquatics

  98.  利比亚			Libyan Arab Jamahiriya			LBA		Mohamed BEN SALEH		Judo

  99.  利比里亚		Liberia					LBR		Jangy ADDY			Athletics

  100.  伯利兹			Belize					BIZ		Jonathan WILLIAMS		Athletics

  101.  佛得角			Cape Verde				CPV		Wânia MONTEIRO			Gymnastics

  102.  库克群岛		Cook Islands				COK		Sam PERA JNR			Weightlifting

  103.  沙特			Saudi Arabia				KSA		Mohammed Salman H. AL-KHUWAILDI	Athletics

  104.  阿尔及利亚		Algeria					ALG		Salim ILES			Aquatics

  105.  阿尔巴尼亚		Albania					ALB		Sahit PRIZRENI			Wrestling

  106.  阿联酋			United Arab Emirates			UAE		Sheikha Maitha AL MAKTOUM	Taekwondo

  107.  阿根廷			Argentina				ARG		Emanuel GINOBILI		Basketball

  108.  阿曼			Oman					OMA		Allah Dad AL BALUSHI		Shooting

  109.  阿鲁巴			Aruba					ARU		Fiderd VIS			Judo

  110.  阿富汗			Afghanistan				AFG		Nesar Ahmad BAHAVE		Taekwondo

  111.  阿塞拜疆		Azerbaijan				AZE		Farid MANSUROV			Wrestling

  112.  纳米比亚		Namibia					NAM		Mannie HEYMANS			Cycling

  113.  坦桑尼亚		United Republic of Tanzania		TAN		Fabian NAASI			Athletics

  114.  拉脱维亚		Latvia					LAT		Vadims VASILEVSKIS		Athletics

  115.  英国			Great Britain				GBR		Mark FOSTER			Aquatics

  116.  英属维尔京群岛		British Virgin Islands			IVB		Tahesia HARRIGAN		Athletics

  117.  肯尼亚			Kenya					KEN		Grace Kwamboka MOMANYI		Athletics

  118.  罗马尼亚		Romania					ROM		Valeria BESE			Handball

  119.  帕劳			Palau					PLW		Elgin Loren ELWAIS		Wrestling

  120.  图瓦卢			Tuvalu					TUV		Logona ESAU			Weightlifting

  121.  委内瑞拉		Venezuela				VEN		Maria Jose SOTO GIL		Softball

  122.  所罗门群岛		Solomon Islands				SOL		Wendy HALE			Weightlifting

  123.  法国			France					FRA		Tony ESTANGUET			Canoe/Kayak

  124.  波兰			Poland					POL		Marek TWARDOWSKI		Canoe/Kayak

  125.  波多黎各		Puerto Rico				PUR		McWilliams ARROYO ACEVEDO	Boxing

  126.  波黑			Bosnia and Hercegovina			BIH		Amel MEKIC			Judo

  127.  孟加拉国		Bangladesh				BAN		Rubel RANA			Aquatics

  128.  玻利维亚		Bolivia					BOL		Menacho CESAR			Shooting

  129.  挪威			Norway					NOR		Ruth KASIRYE			Weightlifting

  130.  南非			South Africa				RSA		Natalie DU TOIT			Aquatics

  131.  柬埔寨			Cambodia				CAM		Hem BUNTING			Athletics

  132.  哈萨克斯坦		Kazakhstan				KAZ		Akhmetov BAKHYT			Weightlifting

  133.  科威特			Kuwait					KUW		Abdullah ALRASHIDI		Shooting

  134.  科特迪瓦		Côte d'Ivoire				CIV		Affoue Amandine ALLOU		Athletics

  135.  科摩罗			Comoros					COM		Ahamada FETA			Athletics

  136.  保加利亚		Bulgaria				BUL		Petar STOYCHEV			Aquatics

  137.  俄罗斯s			Russian Federation			RUS		Andrey KIRILENKO		Basketball

  138.  叙利亚 			Syrian Arab Republic			SYR		Ahed JUGHILI			Weightlifting

  139.  美国			United States of America		USA		Lopez LOMONG			Athletics

  140.  美属维尔京群岛		Virgin Islands				ISV		Josh LABAN			Aquatics

  141.  美属萨摩亚		American Samoa				ASA		Silulu AETONU			Judo

  142.  洪都拉斯		Honduras				HON		Miguel FERRERA			Taekwondo

  143.  津巴布韦		Zimbabwe				ZIM		Brian DZINGAI			Athletics

  144.  突尼斯			Tunisia					TUN		Anis CHADLY			Judo

  145.  泰国			Thailand				THA		Worapoj PETCHKOOM		Boxing

  146.  埃及			Egypt					EGY		Karam IBRAHIM			Wrestling

  147.  埃塞俄比亚		Ethiopia				ETH		Miruts YEFTER			Coach

  148.  莱索托			Lesotho					LES		Tsotang MAINE			Athletics

  149.  莫桑比克		Mozambique				MOZ		Kurt Leonel Da Rocha COUTO	Athletics

  150.  荷兰			Netherlands				NED		Jeroen DELMEE			Hockey

  151.  荷属安的列斯		Netherlands Antilles			AHO		Churandy MARTINA		Athletics

  152.  格林纳达		Grenada					GRN		Alleyne FRANCIQUE		Athletics

  153.  格鲁吉亚		Georgia					GEO		Ramaz NOZADZE			Wrestling

  154.  索马里			Somalia					SOM		Duran FARAH			Rowing

  155.  哥伦比亚		Colombia				COL		Maria Luisa CALLE		Cycling

  156.  哥斯达黎加		Costa Rica				CRC		Allan SEGURA			Athletics

  157.  特立尼达和多巴哥		Trinidad and Tobago			TRI		George BOVELL II		Aquatics

  158.  秘鲁			Peru					PER		Sixto BARRERA			Wrestling

  159.  爱尔兰			Ireland					IRL		Ciara PELLO			Sailing

  160.  爱沙尼亚		Estonia					EST		Martin PADAR			Judo

  161.  海地			Haiti					HAI		Joel BRUTUS			Judo

  162.  捷克			Czech Republic				CZE		Stepanka HILGERTOVA		Canoe/Kayak

  163.  基里巴斯		Kiribati				KIR		David KATOATAU			Weightlifting

  164.  菲律宾			Philippines				PHI		Manny PACQUIAO			Boxing

  165.  萨尔瓦多		El Salvador				ESA		Eva Maria DIMAS			Weightlifting

  166.  萨摩亚			Samoa					SAM		Ele OPELOGE			Weightlifting

  167.  密克罗尼西亚联邦		Federated States of Micronesia		FSM		Manuel MINGINFEL		Weightlifting

  168.  塔吉克斯坦		Tajikistan				TJK		Dilshod NAZAROV			Athletics

  169.  越南			Vietnam					VIE		Nguyen DINH CUONG		Athletics

  170.  博茨瓦纳		Botswana				BOT		Samantha PAXINOS		Aquatics

  171.  斯里兰卡		Sri Lanka				SRI		Susanthika JAYASINGHE		Athletics

  172.  斯威士兰		Swaziland				SWZ		Temalangeni DLAMINI		Athletics

  173.  斯洛文尼亚		Slovenia				SLO		Urska ZOLNIR			Judo

  174.  斯洛伐克		Slovakia				SVK		Elena KALISKA			Canoe/Kayak

  175.  葡萄牙			Portugal				POR		Nelson ÉVORA			Athletics

  176.  韩国			Korea					KOR		Sung Ho JANG			Judo

  177.  斐济			Fiji					FIJ		Makelesi BULIKIOBO		Athletics

  178.  喀麦隆			Cameroon				CMR		Franck MOUSSIMA EWANE		Judo

  179.  黑山			Republic of Montenegro			MNE		Veljko USKOKOVIC		Water polo

  180.  朝鲜			Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK		Mun Il PANG MUN IL		Athletics

  181.  智利			Chile					CHI		Fernando GONZALEZ		Tennis

  182.  奥地利			Austria					AUT		Hans-Peter STEINACHER		Sailing

  183.  缅甸			Myanmar					MYA		PHONE MYINT TAYZAR		Canoe/Kayak

  184.  瑞士			Switzerland				SUI		Roger FEDERER			Tennis

  185.  瑞典			Sweden					SWE		Christian OLSSON		Athletics

  186.  瑙鲁			Nauru					NRU		Itte DETENAMO			Weightlifting

  187.  摩纳哥			Mongolia				MGL		Makhgal BAYARJAVKHLAN		Judo

  188.  新加坡			Singapore				SIN		Jiawei LI Table			Tennis

  189.  新西兰			New Zealand				NZL		Mahe' DRYSDALE			Rowing

  190.  意大利			Italy					ITA		Antonio ROSSI			Canoe/Kayak

  191.  塞内加尔		Senegal					SEN		Bineta DIEDHIOU			Taekwondo

  192.  塞尔维亚		Republic of Serbia			SRB		Jasna SEKARIC			Shooting

  193.  塞舌尔			Seychelles				SEY		Georgie CUPIDON			Badminton

  194.  塞拉利昂		Sierra Leone				SLE		Solomon BAYOH			Athletics

  195.  塞浦路斯		Cyprus					CYP		Georgios ACHILLEOS		Shooting

  196.  墨西哥			Mexico					MEX		Paola ESPINOZA SANCHEZ		Diving

  197.  黎巴嫩			Lebanon					LIB		Ziad RICHA			Shooting

  198.  德国			Germany					GER		Dirk NOWITZKI			Basketball

  199.  摩尔多瓦		Republic of Moldova			MDA		Nicolai CEBAN			Wrestling

  200.  摩纳哥			Monaco					MON		Mathias RAYMOND			Rowing

  201.  摩洛哥			Morocco					MAR		Abdelkader KADA			Athletics

  202.  澳大利亚		Australia				AUS		James TOMKINS			Rowing

  203.  赞比亚			Zambia					ZAM		Hastings BWALYA			Boxing

  204.  中国			People's Republic of China		CHN		Ming YAO			Basketball


     Did not attend:




  205.  文莱			Brunei Darussalam			BRU

Protest flags

Finally, there were protests related to the country's poor Human Rights record (which by the way, was one of the main concerns why Beijing did not win its bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, which was awarded to Sydney whereas the overall concept for the 2008 Games Bid was that the selection of this candidate city to be the host, would in fact provide an opportunity to improve its record in this matter) and some related flags as well, mainly by the French organization "Reporters Sans Frontières" (English: Reporters Without Borders) in which they depicted the Olympic Rings in the shape and form of silver handcuffs. Tibetan related protests were also staged but no flags have been located yet.
Esteban Rivera, 8 June 2023