eld ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 7 ▁to ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁event ▁only ▁those ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Comm itte es ▁( NO C s ) ▁of ▁O ce ania ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁gained ▁ber th s ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁We ight l ifting ▁Championships ▁got ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁qual ification ▁places . ▁It te ▁Det en amo ▁was ▁selected ▁over ▁Y uk io ▁Peter ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁earned ▁qu ota . ▁Na uru ▁could ▁have ▁sent ▁participants ▁in ▁sw imming ▁and ▁athlet ics ▁also , ▁but ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁national ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁sw imming ▁and ▁the ▁nation ▁lack ed ▁basic ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁compet itive ▁athlet es ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁in ▁athlet ics . ▁ ▁Na uru ' s ▁representation ▁of ▁sole ▁ath lete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Games ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympics , ▁when ▁Marcus ▁Stephen — inc umb ent ▁President ▁of ▁Na uru , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Na uru ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁and ▁O ce ania ▁We ight l ifting ▁Federation — re present ed ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁sport . ▁Marcus ▁had ▁previously ▁competed ▁for ▁Western ▁Sam oa ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁as ▁Na uru ▁was ▁not ▁recognized ▁by