Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

which were held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by eight athlethes, who competed in athletics, judo, shooting, swimming and taekwondo.

Athletics

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result
Chandra Kala Thapa Chandra Kala Thapa Chandra Kala Thapa is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Nepal.Thapa represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 9th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of...	Women's 100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	13.15		Did not advance					72
Arjun Kumar Basnet	Men's marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...							2:23:09	45

Judo

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Debu Thapa	−63 kg			1000-0	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Maya Kyapchaki	10 m air rifle	380	46th			46th

Swimming

• Karishma Karki
  Karishma karki
  Karishma Karki is Nepali Olympian swimmer. Born: July 18, 1993 in Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal .She had participated in Beijing Olympics 2008. Swimmer Karishma Karki has already created national record by bagging 12 gold medals at the Fifth National Games. She was awarded The Best Female Player Of...
  
  

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semiinal		Final	Rank
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
Prasiddha Shah	Men's 50m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	27.59	6	Did not advance			81
Karishma Karki Karishma karki Karishma Karki is Nepali Olympian swimmer. Born: July 18, 1993 in Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal .She had participated in Beijing Olympics 2008. Swimmer Karishma Karki has already created national record by bagging 12 gold medals at the Fifth National Games. She was awarded The Best Female Player Of...	Women's 50m freestyle	32.35	2	Did not advance			81

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Deepak Bista Deepak Bista Deepak Bista is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal in the welterweight category at the 2006 Asian Games, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal.-Childhood:Deepak...	−80 kg	L 7-0	Did not advance		L 2-6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kamal Bahadur Adhikari	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	114 kg	28	154 kg	22	268 kg	22

Note: Adhikari only lifted twice in each event, and did not take a third lift.