{"id":119546,"date":"2026-06-30T16:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/119546\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:42:27","slug":"denmark-urges-ioc-to-recognize-greenland-and-faroe-islands-as-independent-olympic-teams-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/119546\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark urges IOC to recognize Greenland and Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<p>The parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.dk\/-\/media\/sites\/ft\/pdf\/aktuelt\/nyheder\/2026\/letter-of-recognition-of-the-faroe-islands-and-greenland-in-the-olympic-movement.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>The revival of a longstanding Olympic proposal previously made 20 years ago comes weeks after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/denmark-government-coalition-center-left-frederiksen-79d8ff095c88e3e7edb6c42d30fcaa1d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">formed a new coalition government<\/a>. She has pledged support for Greenland against U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/denmark-greenland-trump-arctic-security-nato-d74c0ffcf1db904a2a9c3b2c5c5b8d03\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump\u2019s wish to acquire the island.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The IOC recognizes 206 national Olympic bodies, which is 13 more than the United Nations has member states, and is unlikely to support Denmark\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic body&#8217;s policy since 1996 has been to recognize only independent states, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/kosovo-athletes-start-training-for-rio-olympics-1142017b928340a2a751766b27d7d275\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kosovo in 2014<\/a> and South Sudan the next year. The Olympic Charter defines \u201ccountry\u201d as \u201can independent state recognized by the international community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greenland-biathlon-slettemark-trump-cbfa7ed9307d74b958c192a0336b661e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biathletes from Greenland<\/a> competed for Denmark at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February.<\/p>\n<p>The Faroe Islands has competed in qualifying games for international soccer tournaments since the 1992 European Championship and 1994 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish parliament said its presidium\u2019s June 18 letter to the IOC would \u201creflect a clear and current political commitment by Denmark to support enhanced and more equal international participation for both the Faroe Islands and Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AP Winter Olympics: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get any of our free daily email newsletters \u2014 news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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