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
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles medal match over home player Li Na. Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Justine Henin was the defending champion who won gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She retired from the sport earlier that year. Elena Dementieva of Russia defeated compatriot Dinara Safina in the first and only all-Russian final in the tennis Olympics, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, Dementieva took the gold.