Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | MLI | ||||||||
| NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 41 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Daba Modibo Keita | ||||||||
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Mali sent a delegation of 17 athletes in 4 sports to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Most notable Malian participants are the 12 members of the Mali women's national basketball team winners of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 and Daba Modibo Keita, the 2007 World Taekwondo Champion. The remaining four athletes are Mohamed Coulibaly and Mariam Pauline Keita in Swimming and Ibrahima Maiga and Kadiatou Camara in Track and Field events.
The women's national team qualified by winning FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007.
The following is the Mali roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Mali men's national football team managed to qualify for the Olympics after winning a close final game against Cameroon, leaving them atop the group by just a single point.
The following is the Malian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Cheick Oumar Kone
* Over-aged player.
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