2008 World Mind Sports Games

[8] According to the World Bridge Federation, it incorporated the World Team Olympiad (1960–2004) and some established youth events in the Games "as the stepping stone on the path of introducing a third kind of Olympic Games (after the 'regular' Olympics and the Paralympics)".

Under the auspices of the World Draughts Federation 288 players participated in five medal events in Beijing.

There was a strong regional showing as twelve of the fifteen medals were won by players from Russia, Latvia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

South Korea won half of the 18 medals and all were swept by competitors from Eastern Asia.

Teams from the host country China won one-quarter of the 105 medals, including one-third of the gold.