Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | SUD | ||||||||
| NOC | Sudan Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 9 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Abubaker Kaki | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 70th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Sudan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Nine competitors, all from the Darfur region and northern Sudan, represented Sudan at the Beijing games.
The athletes' transport, training and equipment costs were mostly met by the British embassy in Khartoum, and by British charities.
Sudan obtained one medal at the Beijing Games, when Ismail Ahmed Ismail took silver in the men's 800 metres race in athletics. This was Sudan's first medal at an Olympic Games.
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr competed in the Beijing Olympics on Sudan's behalf as a runner. He participated in the men's 400 meters dash. Born in the capital city of Khartoum, Abubakr first competed in the Olympics at the age of 18, when he represented Sudan in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He later competed in Beijing at the age of 22. During the course of the event's qualification round, which took place on August 17, Abubakr was placed in the third heat. He finished last of eight athletes after completing the event in 47.12 seconds, immediately behind Kenya's Vincent Mumo Kiilu (46.79 seconds) and Zimbabwe's Lewis Banda (46.76 seconds). The heat was led by Costa Rica's Nery Brenes (45.36 seconds) and Nigeria's Godday James (45.49 seconds). Overall, 55 athletes finished the event's first round. Abubakr placed 50th, and did not advance to later rounds.
Abdalla Abdelgadir represented Sudan at the Beijing Olympics by participating in the men's 1500 meters race. Born in 1987, Abdelgadir was 21 years old at the time of his participation in Beijing. He had not previously competed at any Olympic games. During the course of the August 15 event, Abdelgadir competed in the 13-person third heat. He finished the event in 3:46.65, placing last in the heat and ahead of 12th place finalist Bayron Piedra of Ecuador (3:45.57) and 11th place finalist Nicholar Kemboi of Kenya (3:41.56) in a heat led by South Africa's Juan van Deventer (3:36.32) and Spain's Arturo Casado (3:36.42). Of the event's 50 competitors and 48 ranking athletes, Abdelgadir ranked 46h. He did not progress to later rounds.
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