Independent Olympic Participant

English

Noun

Independent Olympic Participant (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

athlete competing under the Olympic flag

• Finnish: itsenäinen olympiaurheilija
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• Translingual: IOP, IOA