Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Benin nwere otu nwanyị na-asọmpi igwu mmiri n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 2008. Onye na-eme egwuregwu ahụ bụ Gloria Koussihouede bụ onye gbara asọmpi na
50 mita n'ụdị nnwere onwe. Egwuregwu Olimpik nke 2008 bụ asọmpi Olimpik nke abụọ nke Koussihouede mgbe asọmpi na 2004, a họpụtara ya ịsọ mpi na okpomọkụ nke mbụ. Koussihouede gbara onye nke abụọ n'ọkwa ya n'oge 37.09seconds, n'azụ Sameera Al-Bitar na n'ihu Pamela Girimbabazi Rugabira na Djene Barry. Oge ya mere ya onye nke 87 n'ime ndị egwuregwu 90 ma ọ kwadoghị maka ọkara ikpeazu.