Béranger Bosse and Mireille Derebona represented the nation in track events, while Bruno Bongongo participated on the Central African Republic's behalf in boxing.

The Central African Republic is a former French colony of approximately 5 million people situated in the heart of Africa.

In total, the Central African Republic competed at eight games between its 1968 debut and its appearance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

[3] Béranger Aymard Bosse represented the Central African Republic at the Beijing Olympics as one of its sprinters.

She took part in the women's 800 meters for the country, and was the only female Central African athlete at Beijing's Olympic games.

The leaders of Derebona-Ngaisset's heat included Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (1:59.72) and the Ukraine's Tetiana Petlyuk (2:00.00).

[8] Bongongo participated in the preliminary round of the event on 10 August, facing Cameroon's Joseph Mulema in the fifth bout.