Who competes for "Team GB" at the Olympics? (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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Specifically, given the name is "Great Britain", I'm curious: does Northern Ireland compete under the Union Jack? Or are they with the Irish team like they do in rugby union and cricket?

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[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 3 months ago

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_GB

Team GB is the brand name used since 1999 by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for their British Olympic team. The brand was developed after the nation's poor performance in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is now a trademark of the BOA. It is meant to unify the team as one body, irrespective of each member athlete's particular sport. Officially, the team is the "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team", although athletes from Northern Ireland may opt to compete under the auspices of the Olympic Federation of Ireland instead.

So to answer your question, yes.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Oh neat, thanks.

Don't suppose you know how many NI athletes are in the Olympics this year, and which country they're representing?

[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

Not a clue, my friend. I couldn't give a fuck. 😂

I'm sure the information is available somewhere.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah turned out very easy to find actually.

But there are 37 Northern Irish athletes in Paris, with six representing Tema GB while the others compete for Team Ireland - and they include three current world champions.

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