Sierra Leone At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone sent a delegation of three athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Athletics ;Men ;Women ;Key *Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only *Q = Qualified for the next round *q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target *NR = National record *N/A = Round not applicable for the event *Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round Boxing Saidu Kargbo, named as a late addition, fought in the light flyweight division. References Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

National Olympic Committee Of Sierra Leone
The National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (IOC code: SLE) is the National Olympic Committee representing Sierra Leone. It was created and recognised by the International Olympic Committee, IOC in 1964. Sierra Leone made its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where it was represented by three athletes. Presidents of Committee * 11 May 2013–present – Patrick Coker See also *Sierra Leone at the Olympics *Sierra Leone at the Commonwealth Games References

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Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, financ ...
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Solomon Bayoh
Solomon Bayoh (born 18 May 1990) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter.Athlete biography: Solomon Bayoh
beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008 He has personal best times of 10.81 seconds in the and 21.73 seconds in the 200 metres, both achieved in April 2007 in . Bayoh represented in

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with diverse environments ranging from savanna to rainforests. The country has a population of 7,092,113 as of the 2015 census. The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are subdivided into 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. The current president is Julius Maada Bio. Sierra Leone is a secular nation with the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of thoughts and religion). Muslims make up about three-quarters of the population, t ...
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia). Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two roun ...
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People's Republic Of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land, the List of countries and territories by land borders, most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces of China, provinces, five autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, four direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and two special administrative regions of China, Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the List of cities in China by population, most populous ci ...
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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. There were 63 competitors from 53 nations. Jamaican Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 seconds in the final, and won by the largest margin of victory (0.66 seconds, after two disqualifications) in an Olympic 200 metres final (previously, Walter Tewksbury had a 0.6 seconds margin of victory in the first Olympic 200 m final in 1900). It was Jamaica's first victory in the event since 1976 and second overall, matching Canada and Italy for second-most (after the United States' 17 wins). The apparent silver and bronze medalists, Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles and Wallace Spearmon of the United States, were both disqualified. Those medals went to Americans Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix, who had been fourth and fifth across the finish line; Crawford gave his silver medal to Martina afterward. Crawford was the 10th man to win two medals in the 2 ...
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Michaela Kargbo
Michaela Kargbo (born July 5, 1991) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Sierra Leone.Athlete biography: Michaela Kargbo
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008 Kargbo represented in . She competed at the

Athletics At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 (heats) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s (A standard) and 11.42 s (B standard). Jamaica dominated the event with athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking the gold and Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart taking the silver. Officially, no bronze medal was awarded as Simpson and Stewart finished with an equal time of 10.98 seconds in the second place. Taking all three medals, it was a Jamaican sweep. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: No new world or Olympic records were set for this event. Results All times shown are in seconds. Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 10 fastest (q) advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals A single-elimination, knockou ...
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Saidu Kargbo
Saidu Kargbo (born 15 August 1982) is a boxer from Sierra Leone who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was defeated by a technical knockout in his first Olympic fight by Łukasz Maszczyk of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... External linksBio* 1982 births Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Light-flyweight boxers Sierra Leonean male boxers Olympic boxers for Sierra Leone Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Sierra Leonean people {{SierraLeone-boxing-bio-stub ...
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Boxing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Light Flyweight
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs). 29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition is under the super ... and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments. The only Olympic medalist to participate in the flyweight at the Beijing Games is the host country boxer, Zou Shiming, bronze at the 2004 Games and defending World Champion. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of ...
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Łukasz Maszczyk
Łukasz Maszczyk (born December 15, 1984 in Myszków) is a Polish amateur boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Light-Flyweight. Career At the World Championships 2007 Maszczyk lost in the opening rounds to Georgiy Chygayev. He later qualified for the Olympics by beating Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...ian boxer Anton Bekish in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament. Professional record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 5 fights, 4 wins (3 knockouts), 1 losses (0 knockouts), 0 draw , - , align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3 ...
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