- United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics United Arab Emirates
games = 2008 Summer
competitors = 9 (7 men, 2 women)
sports = 7
flagbearer = Maitha Al Maktoum [Cite web |title=Maitha proud to be a flag-bearer |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/07/09/10227357.html |publisher="Gulf News " |date=2008-07-09 |accessdate=2008-07-25]
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United Arab Emirates competed in the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing ,China . This Emirati delegation will be the largest in the history of the United Arab Emirates.Cite web |title=UAE to send biggest ever contingent |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/04/03/10202669.html |publisher="Gulf News " |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2008-07-21] The United Arab Emirates will attempt to add to their only medal, which was awarded at the2004 Summer Olympics .The country will send female athletes to the
Olympic Games for the first time.Maitha Al Maktoum will compete in taekwondo, andLatifa Al Maktoum in show jumping (equestrian). The former is the daughter ofMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler ofDubai . [Cite web |title=Should Saudi Arabia be Banned from the Olympics? |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wallechinsky/should-saudi-arabia-be-ba_b_115736.html |publisher="Huffington Post" |date=2008-07-29]Athletics
;Men
Sailing
;Men
Taekwondo
;Women
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* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml Official 2008 Summer Olympics Results Website] ;Specific
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