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Team GB or team UK
Did I miss something somewhere? Our team in the olympics is team GB, not team UK. Since GB includes only England, Wales and Scotland, does this mean that Northern Ireland are not included? Are they fielding their own team? And why do we use the Union flag which includes the cross of Ireland (white diagonal on a blue background) if the province has been excluded?
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The team is known by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, as well as the Crown Dependencies and all but three of the British Overseas Territories being eligible.
The team is known by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, as well as the Crown Dependencies and all but three of the British Overseas Territories being eligible.