Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics three equestrian disciplines that took place in Hong Kong. Zara Phillips, the reigning world eventing champion and granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, had been included in the squad until her horse, Toytown, sustained an injury, which meant she missed her second successive Olympics. Great Britain qualified three fencers for the fencing competition. Two of these came from the re-allocation of places by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE), the governing body for Olympic fencing, after the withdrawal of other fencers. The Great Britain men's team qualified for the men's Olympic field hockey tournament after a must-win game against India in the
The Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics progress to the semi-finals. Gambia's only boxer at the Beijing Olympics, Badou Jack, qualified in the middleweight class at the second African continental qualifying tournament. Jack competed at age 24 and was Gambia's oldest competitor. He was selected as the Gambian flag bearer for the opening ceremony. His first fight was against Indian Vijender Singh.<ref name="Olympic.org / Results / Beijing 2008 / Boxing / Men / 69-75 kilograms"></ref> Kumar won the fight 13-2 and Jack was eliminated from the competition. The Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gambia took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China from