| "> | | | | and wrestling (5). At that time, Lebanon's Olympic |
| Road to London 2012! | | | | Committee also sent a team of two athletes |
| Afghanistan | | | | -skiers- to the Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz, |
| Did you know- Toward the end of the 1940s, the | | | | Switzerland. |
| men's football team of Afghanistan came in 18th | | | | Qatar |
| place in the Summer Olympic Games in London, | | | | Did you know- Weightlifter Said S. Asaad,a |
| United Kingdom. At the XIV Summer Games, | | | | former Bulgarian national, won the bronze medal |
| Afghanistan --a country with serious domestic | | | | -the second Olympic medal in the history of |
| problems-- lost 6-0 to Luxembourg. For the first | | | | Qatari sport-- in the men's 105-kilogram category |
| time, soccer players from Afghanistan took part | | | | at the 2000 Olympic Games in the Australian city |
| in an Olympic Tournament. | | | | of Sydney; the country's first (and only) Olympic |
| Iraq | | | | medal of the 2000 Games. Before Asaad became |
| Did you know- At the 1982 Asian Games in New | | | | a Qatari citizen, he had competed for Bulgaria in |
| Delhi (India), the men's football final was won by | | | | many international events. |
| Iraq, followed by Kuwait (runner-up). Meanwhile, | | | | Syria |
| the bronze medal was shared by the Democratic | | | | Did you know- Despite its anti-American policy, |
| People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia. | | | | Syria sent a team of seven athletes to Los |
| Jordan | | | | Angeles (California, US), home to the XXIII |
| Did you know- At the 3rd West Asian Games in | | | | Olympic Games. This Arab nation competed in |
| December 2005, the Hashemite Kingdom of | | | | aquatics ( 1), boxing (1), shooting (1), weightlifting |
| Jordan took eighth place, ahead of Bahrain, Iraq, | | | | (1), and wrestling (3). At the 1984 Los Angeles |
| and Yemen, in team standings, with 25 medals (3 | | | | Games, Syria won its first Olympic medal (a silver |
| gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze). | | | | in heavyweight freestyle wrestling). |
| Kuwait | | | | UAE |
| Did you know- Kuwait's shooter Fehaid Al Deehani | | | | Did you know- The United Arab Emirates had a |
| placed third in double trap in the Summer | | | | new idol to cheer in August 2004 when Sheikh |
| Olympics in Sydney in 2000, behind Richard Faulds | | | | Ahmed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum won the gold |
| (United Kingdom) and Russell Mark (Australia). | | | | medal in the men's double trap shooting event in |
| Lebanon | | | | the Olympic Games in Greece, equalling the |
| Did you know- An eight-member team from | | | | Olympic record of 189 points, which was |
| Lebanon participated in the Summer Olympics in | | | | established by Australia's shooter Russell Mark at |
| London, United Kingdom, in 1948. The Arab nation | | | | the 26th Olympiad in the United States in the |
| competed in three sports: boxing (1), shooting (2), | | | | mid-1990s. |