Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing,
China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting,.[1] This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date.[2] Among the country's representatives is
Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run.[3]Rakia Al Gassra was the country's
flagbearer at the Games'
opening ceremony.[2] In athletics,
Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in
men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[4]
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Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in
men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[4]