Timor-Leste at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Timor-Leste (East Timor) is planning on sending a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Timor-Leste will send two marathoners to the Beijing Games. A larger delegation will be sent to the 2008 Paralympics. [http://olympics.scmp.com/Article.aspx?id=526 "Poor but Proud"] , Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2008]

João Viegas Carrascalão, head of Timor-Leste's national Olympic committee, has stated::"In all the other sports we cannot qualify to participate in Beijing. Sport is not a priority for the government of East Timor and our infrastructure is non-existent. We don't have any hope of winning the marathon, but to finish the marathon is already an achievement. We don't have facilities in East Timor to train for the marathon, but you can train on the road."

Athletics

Men's marathon

* Augusto Soares - Did not arrive in Beijing [ [http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2008/08/18/1218911508910.html The Age, 18 August 2008, Foot fault scupper's East Timor's Olympic dream] ]

Women's marathon

* Mariana Diaz Ximenez - Did Not Finish

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