Lebanon
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competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, held in
Beijing
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,
China
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.
Skeet shooter
Ziad Richa
Ziad Richa (born September 25, 1967) is a Lebanese skeet shooter who has represented his nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished twenty-ninth out of forty-one shooters in the men's skeet event. Richa was also the flag b ...
was his country's flag bearer at the
opening ceremony
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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
Judo
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Men
;Women
References
Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008
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*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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2008 in Lebanese sport
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