Although the World Xiangqi Federation was not a member of IMSA at the time, the sport was included in the Beijing games as a traditional Chinese sport with a large number of players, especially in China. The host country won all five gold medals. Medals Teams from the host country China won one-quarter of the 105 medals, including one-third of the gold. See also World Mind Sports Games International Mind Sports Association Mind sport Mind Sports Organisation Notes References External links International Mind Sports Association official website. Confirmed 2011-05-25. World Mind Sports Games. International Mind Sports Association. 2008 or earlier. Posted at usgo.org American Go Association. Confirmed 2011-08-31. (Second copy at World Bridge Federation.) 2008 Mind Sports Games Releases Official Logo and Slogan. 2008-04-09. China Radio International. Beijing hosts first 'Mind Games'. 2008-10-03. BBC News. Bridge – Official "World Bridge Games" top page Chess – Official participants list Draughts – Official participants list Go – American Go Association advance top page 2008 World Mind Sports Games 2008 2000s in Beijing 2008 in multi-sport events International sports competitions hosted by China 2008 in Chinese sport Multi-sport events in China 2008 in chess 2008 in draughts 2008 in go