Eight Kyrgyzstani athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including 43-year-old marathon runner Irina Bogachova, Greco-Roman wrestler Gennady Chkhaidze, who finished fifth for his native country Georgia in the men's heavyweight division, and Asian Games silver medalist Evgeny Vakker in men's road cycling.

Weightlifter and 2000 Olympian Mital Sharipov was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

[1] For the second time in history, Kyrgyzstan failed to win a single Olympic medal in Athens.

Two Kyrygzstani athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.

Kyrgyzstani swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): Kyrgyzstan has qualified one weightlifter.