IOC says it will not give Olympic team status to Greenland and Faroe Islands | Region

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized as separate and independent Olympic teams despite a request from Denmark’s parliament, the IOC said Wednesday.

The Olympic Charter has for 30 years defined a country that can have an official team as “an independent state recognized by the international community.”

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