Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics third in the tournament. Sergio Batista, head coach of the men's football team, announced his final squad for the Olympics on 3 July. Pareja takes the place of Burdisso, whose club did not grant permission. The men's beach volleyball team Conde-Baracetti (Martín Conde and Mariano Baracetti) qualified to represent Argentina. Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports. Emanuel Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer
Bolivia at the Olympics Bolivia at the Olympics Bolivia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936. The nation has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1964, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956, but not since 1992. To date, no athlete from Bolivia has ever won an Olympic medal, making it the only South American country never to do so. However, the National U15 Football team has won a gold medal for the country at the Youth Olympic