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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) \u2014 Denmark asked the IOC to recognize its territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams, the national parliament said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The parliament published a letter<\/a> urging the International Olympic Committee to recognize the semi-autonomous territories as \u201cindependent National Olympic Committees and to participate in the Olympic Games under their own flags.\u201d<\/p>\n

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