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Hong Kong, competing as "Hong Kong, China" competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the territory's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut as a British colony in 1952, except Moscow 1980 as part of US led boycott, and the seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the People's ...
Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952.It competed as a British colony until 1996.After the territory's handover in 1997, it has competed since 2000 as "Hong Kong, China" with its status as a special administrative region (SAR) of China.
The Olympic flag was used in medal ceremonies. MAS: Athletes from Malaya (MAL) and North Borneo (NBO) competed as independent teams at the 1954, 1958 and 1962 Games. and Sarawak (SWK) also competed at the 1962 Games, prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963.
Hong Kong's country code at the 2024 Olympics is HKG. Next, 125 Olympics Trivia Questions and Answers to Test Your Knowledge About the History of the Winter and Summer Games.
for the second suspension in 2015–2017, athletes from Kuwait were also competing in several international competitions under the IOC flag, but this time in the team of Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA), including (but not only) in the 2016 Summer Olympics. MIX Mixed-NOCs: 2010– Used as the country code for Mixed NOCs at the Youth Olympics ...
After the First World War, the Olympic Games resumed in 1920, in Antwerp. Twenty-nine nations participated, [15] but not Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, or Turkey, none of which were invited because of their roles in the war. Several newly created European states, such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, made their Olympic debut.
The emblem used until the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. Before the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the committee was called the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong and participated in 12 games (all summer) under the name "Hong Kong".
Rosters will be made up of 20 skaters and three goalies selected by each country's governing body. Eligible players must be under contract for the 2024-25 season and be on an NHL roster as of Dec ...