Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Israel's competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Israel at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ISR
NOC| Olympic Committee of Israel
Website| www.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Beijing
Competitors| 43 in 12 sports
Flag bearer | Michael Kolganov[1]
Medals
Ranked 80th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's fourteenth participation in the Summer Olympics.

Israel sent 43 athletes to compete in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, with the previous record having been 40 in 2000, and was broken in 2016 with 47.[2] The Olympic team was split 23 men and 20 women, which is the largest share of women in Israel's summer Olympic history. This was the youngest delegation in Israel's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 23, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Shooter Guy Starik became the second Israeli in Olympic history to participate in 4 Olympic Games. Three athletes made their third Olympic appearance: pole vaulter Aleksandr Averbukh, who has two European championship titles, two world championship medals and two Olympic finals in his resume, judoka Ariel Ze'evi, three-times European champion and bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics, and canoer Michael Kolganov, former world champion and bronze medalist in 2000 Summer Olympics, who was the flagbearer for Israel in the opening ceremony.[1] 12 other athletes made their second Olympic appearance, while 27 athletes made their Olympic debut at Beijing.

Israel made its Olympic debut in Beijing in the team event in rhythmic gymnastics, women's épée in fencing, women's one-person dinghy (Laser Radial) in sailing, and women's doubles in tennis.

Among the medal hopefuls were Ariel Ze'evi, and also Udi Gal and Gideon Kliger, 3-times world bronze medalists in sailing 470 class, Shahar Tzuberi, world bronze medalist in sailboard Neil Pryde RS:X class, and tennis men's double team Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, winners of the 2008 Australian Open and #3 seeds in the Olympic tournament.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Shahar Tzuberi | Sailing | Men's sailboard

### Other notable achievements

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Place  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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4 | Vered Buskila and Nike Kornecki | Sailing | Women's 470 class
5 | Gal Yekutiel | Judo | Men's 60 kg
6 | Alona Dvornichenko
Katerina Pisetsky
Maria Savenkov
Rachel Vigdorchick
Veronika Vitenberg | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic team all-around
8 | Alexander Shatilov | Gymnastics | Men's floor
9 | Irina Risenzon | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual all-around
10 | Maayan Davidovich | Sailing | Women's sailboard

## Results summary

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Windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi with his bronze medal Gymnast Alex Shatilov Rhythmic gymnast Irina Risenzon Swimmer Guy Barne'a Rhythmic gymnast Veronika Vitenberg Judoka Ariel Ze'evi

The largest delegation in Israel's Olympic history won just one bronze medal by Shahar Tzuberi in this Olympics, which was below the expectations of the National Olympic committee. However, beside disappointment from failures of medal hopefuls, such as Arik Ze'evi, Udi Gal and Gideon Kliger, and Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, there were some fine performances from other athletes.

The sailing team was close to win another medal by Vered Buskila and Nike Kornecki in women's 470 class, who finished in fourth place, while Maayan Davidovich became the first Israeli female windsurfer to place in the top 10.

The Gymnasts excelled and recorded first finals in Israel Olympic history by Alex Shatilov, 8th in men's floor (best achievement in artistic gymnastics), the rhythmic team placed sixth on its debut in the team all-around event, while Irina Risenzon placed 9th in the rhythmic individual all-around event. Also the 14th place of Neta Rivkin, the youngest member of the Olympic team, was a good achievement.

There were plenty of national records in the swimming pool – 11 in 17 races – and 3 swimmers achieved 4 top-16 places between them, more than any previous Olympics. Gal Nevo was the best of them, with 11th place in 400 metres individual medley and 13th place in 200 metres individual medley. Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or got 15th place in 200 metres freestyle, and Guy Barne'a 16th in 100 metres backstroke.

Among the other sports, there was only one notable achievement, Gal Yekutiel's fifth place in judo, which was beyond the expectations from him.

In shooting, 4-times Olympian Guy Starik came close to the final of the rifle prone event, but a miss on the final shot placed him in 12th place, losing on tie break to the 4 shooters ranked above him.

On the down side, all four athletes in track-and-field failed to reach their expected results, all three fencers were eliminated in their first bouts, and four tennis players recorded just one win between them (by Shahar Pe'er) before being eliminated.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Four athletes represented Israel in Beijing.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Itai Magidi | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:05.02  | 13  | Did not advance
Haile Satayin | Marathon | —  | 2:30:07  | 69

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Aleksandr Averbukh | Pole vault | 5.45  | 28  | Did not advance
Niki Palli | High jump | 2.20  | 21  | Did not advance

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Sprint

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Michael Kolganov represented Israel in kayaking.[16][17][18]

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Michael Kolganov | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:38.396  | 1 QS | 1:43.145  | 4  | Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:38.207  | 5 QS | 3:43.108  | 8  | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Delila Hatuel, Noam Mills and Tomer Or represented Israel.[19][20][21][22][23][24]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Tomer Or | Individual foil |  McGuire (CAN)
L 10–11  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Noam Mills | Individual épée | —  |  Flessel-Colovic (FRA)
L 8–15  | Did not advance
Delila Hatuel | Individual foil | Bye  |  Nikichina (RUS)
L 9–10  | Did not advance

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Artistic

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Alexander Shatilov represented Israel.[25]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Apparatus  | Total  | Rank  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank
F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB  |  F  |  PH  |  R  |  V  |  PB  |  HB
Alexander Shatilov | All-around | 15.600  | 13.825  | 14.075  | 15.575  | 14.500  | 14.225  | 87.800  | 29  | Did not advance
Floor | 15.600  | —  | 15.600  | 8 Q | 14.125  | —  | 14.125  | 8

### Rhythmic

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Irina Risenzon, Neta Rivkin and a team of 5 gymnasts represented Israel.[26][27][28][29][30]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Rope  | Hoop  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank  | Rope  | Hoop  | Clubs  | Ribbon  | Total  | Rank
Neta Rivkin | Individual | 16.500  | 16.825  | 16.450  | 16.100  | 65.875  | 14  | Did not advance
Irina Risenzon | 16.800  | 17.100  | 17.125  | 16.825  | 67.850  | 8 Q | 17.025  | 16.350  | 16.850  | 16.550  | 66.775  | 9
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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5 ropes  | 3 hoops
2 clubs  | Total  | Rank  | 5 ropes  | 3 hoops
2 clubs  | Total  | Rank
Alona Dvornichenko
Katerina Pisetsky
Maria Savenkov
Rachel Vigdorchick
Veronika Vitenberg | Team | 15.300  | 16.225  | 31.525  | 7 Q | 16.050  | 16.050  | 32.100  | 6

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

3 judoka represented Israel.[31][32][33]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Gal Yekutiel | −60 kg | Bye  |  Khashbaatar (MGL)
W 0001–0000  |  Dragin (FRA)
L 0001–1001  | Did not advance  |  Khergiani (GEO)
W 0001–0000  |  Kishmakov (RUS)
W 0001–0000  |  Fallon (GBR)
W 0200–0101  |  Houkes (NED)
L 0000–1012  | 5
Ariel Ze'evi | −100 kg | —  |  Demontfaucon (FRA)
W 0010–0001  |  Grol (NED)
L 0001–0010  | Did not advance  |  Corrêa (BRA)
L 0001–0011  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Alice Schlesinger | −63 kg | Bye  |  Décosse (FRA)
L 0000–0011  | Did not advance  |  Žolnir (SLO)
L 0000–1001  | Did not advance

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Seven sailors in five boats represented Israel in Beijing.[34][35][36][37][38]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Shahar Tzuberi | RS:X | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 17  | 6  | ~~19~~ | 18  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 58  |
Udi Gal
Gideon Kliger | 470 | 13  | 16  | 13  | 14  | ~~30
BFD~~ | 11  | 15  | 2  | 12  | 12  | EL  | 108  | 14

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Maayan Davidovich | RS:X | 13  | 9  | ~~20~~ | 9  | 13  | 14  | 16  | 4  | 9  | 10  | 7  | 111  | 10
Nufar Edelman | Laser Radial | ~~25~~ | 12  | 3  | 15  | 25  | 11  | 9  | 19  | 17  | CAN  | EL  | 111  | 16
Vered Buskila
Nike Kornecki | 470 | 8  | 13  | 1  | 2  | 8  | ~~19~~ | 3  | 1  | 11  | 15  | 2  | 66  | 4

Notes

* M = Medal race. Only the top 10 competitors participated in the final medal race.
* EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
* BFD = Black Flag Disqualification (under rule 30.3).
* DSQ = Disqualified after a protest
* CAN = Race canceled
* OCS = On the course side of the starting line at the starting signal and failed to start, or broke rule 30.1

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Israel in Beijing [39]

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Doron Egozi | 10 m air rifle | 587  | 41  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1155  | 36  | Did not advance
Gil Simkovich | 50 m rifle prone | 592  | 22  | Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1153  | 38  | Did not advance
Guy Starik | 50 m rifle prone | 594  | 12  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Seven swimmers represented Israel in the Olympics.[3][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or | 100 m freestyle | 49.10  | 26  | Did not advance
200 m freestyle | 1:47.78  | 15 Q | 1:48.16  | 15  | Did not advance
Guy Barne'a | 100 m backstroke | 54.50  | 15 Q | 54.93  | 16  | Did not advance
Tom Be'eri | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.42  | 42  | Did not advance
200 m breaststroke | 2:11.44  | 20  | Did not advance
Itai Chammah | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.93  | 26  | Did not advance
Alon Mandel | 100 m butterfly | 52.99  | 36  | Did not advance
200 m butterfly | 1:59.27  | 28  | Did not advance
Gal Nevo | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.66  | 12 Q | 2:00.43  | 13  | Did not advance
400 m individual medley | 4:14.03  | 11  | —  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Anya Gostomelsky | 50 m freestyle | 25.23  | 19  | Did not advance
100 m freestyle | 55.18  | 22  | Did not advance
100 m backstroke | 1:01.87  | 25  | Did not advance
100 m butterfly | 59.50  | 36  | Did not advance

## Synchronized swimming

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Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Anastasia Gloushkov and Inna Yoffe represented Israel.[47]

Athlete  | Event  | Technical routine  | Free routine (preliminary)  | Free routine (final)

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Total (technical + free)  | Rank  | Points  | Total (technical + free)  | Rank
Anastasia Gloushkov
Inna Yoffe | Duet | 43.583  | 15  | 43.334  | 86.917  | 15  | Did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bat-El Gatterer competed in Taekwondo.[48]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Bat-El Gatterer | Women's −57 kg |  Zubčić (CRO)
L 3–4  | Did not advance

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Jonathan Erlich, Andy Ram, Tzipora Obziler and Shahar Pe'er competed in tennis.[49][50][51][52]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram | Men's doubles | —  |  Clément /
Llodra (FRA)
L 4–6, 4–6  | Did not advance
Tzipora Obziler | Women's singles |  Koryttseva (UKR)
L 5–7, 7–5, 4–6  | Did not advance
Shahar Pe'er |  Cîrstea (ROU)
W 6–3, 5–7, 6–0  |  Zvonareva (RUS)
L 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | Did not advance
Tzipora Obziler
Shahar Pe'er | Women's doubles | —  |  Dulko /
Jozami (ARG)
L 3–6, 2–6  | Did not advance

## See also

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* Israel at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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## External links

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* Official website of the 2008 Summer Olympics

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* ~~1980~~
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

|

Winter|

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

Paralympics|

| Summer|

* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

|

Winter|

* 2022

Youth Olympics|

| Summer|

* 2010
* 2014
* 2018

|

Winter|

* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

European Games|

* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Asian Games|

* 1954
* 1958
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974

Universiade|

| Summer|

* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2025

|

Winter|

* 2009
* 2019

World Athletics Championships|

* 1980
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2025

European Athletics Championships|

* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2022
* 2024

World Aquatics Championships|

* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Olympic Committee of Israel

* v
* t
* e

National Olympic Committees at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Republic of the Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

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