Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Nepal at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nepal.svg
IOC code NEP
NOC Nepal Olympic Committee
Website www.nocnepal.org.np
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Deepak Bista
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nepal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by eight athletes, who competed in judo, shooting, swimming and taekwondo. [1] [2]

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This was the nation's first Olympic appearance as a new republic following the civil war which the monarchy rule was ceased to exist in 2006.

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Arjun Kumar Basnet Marathon 2:23:0945
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Chandra Kala Thapa 100 m 13.159Did not advance
Key

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Devu Thapa Women's −63 kg ByeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang C-F  (TPE)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance

Shooting

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Phool Maya Kyapchhaki 10 m air rifle 38046Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Prasiddha Jung Shah 50 m freestyle 27.5981Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Karishma Karki 50 m freestyle 32.3581Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Deepak Bista Men's −80 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Saei  (IRI)
L 0–7
Did not advanceFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu G  (CHN)
L 2–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Men's −69 kg 114281542226822

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