Mali sent a delegation of 17 athletes in 4 sports to the

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in Beijing,

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. 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

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, the 2007 World Taekwondo Champion. The remaining four athletes are Mohamed Coulibaly and Mariam Pauline Keita in Swimming and Ibrahima Maiga and

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in Track and Field events.

Athletics

;Men ;Women ;Key *Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only *Q = Qualified for the next round *q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target *NR = National record *N/A = Round not applicable for the event *Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Basketball

Women's tournament

The women's national team qualified by winning FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007. ;Roster ;Group play

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

References

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Jean-François Pérès,

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31 July 2008
Mali athlete list
Sports Illustrated, accessed 2008-08-11. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mali At The 2008 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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