The Singapore National Olympic Council sent a total of 23 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 15 women, to compete in 9 sports.

Seven Singaporean athletes had competed in Beijing, including swimmer Tao Li, who finished fifth in the women's butterfly event.

Among the sports played by the athletes, Singapore also marked its Olympic debut in sprint canoeing and artistic gymnastics.

Feng Tianwei, who claimed the bronze for the women's singles event, became the first Singaporean athlete to win an individual medal since 1960.

[2] Feng also led her compatriots Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu to take another Olympic bronze medal for Singapore in the women's team event against South Korea.