Independent Olympic Participant

noun

An athlete participating in the Olympic Games under the Olympic flag, i.e. without representing any nation, either because the athlete is stateless, or because their nation has no international recognition or is banned.

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Meanings

nounIndependent Olympic Participant (plural Independent Olympic Participants)

plural Independent Olympic Participants

  1. An athlete participating in the Olympic Games under the Olympic flag, i.e. without representing any nation, either because the athlete is stateless, or because their nation has no international recognition or is banned.

Translations

Finnish itsenäinen olympiaurheilija
  • itsenäinen olympiaurheilijaathlete competing under the Olympic flag
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