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Search for olympic data and information about a specific country in the olympics (or what is in fact a participating National Olympic Committee). Select a country in the list of countries in
the Olympics to have information about
debut and participation in the Summer and
Winter Games like all-time medalists and
the country's achievements in each sport of
the Olympics.
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Participating CountriesThe participating countries in the olympics are governed by the so-called NOC's - National Olympic Committees - which on behalf of the nations handle a range of tasks connected to the olympic movement and the olympic games. The IOC acknowledges more than 200 such NOCs.Almost all NOCs represent independent national states but the IOC also acknowledges a number of NOCs from independent territories, protectorates and special geographical areas. An example of this are the former republics of the Soviet Union, which participated under the name of EUN - the Unified Team - in the Barcelona 1992 summer games.
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These facts about the countries in the olympics are based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database |