Olympic Games: What countries make up Great Britain and what is the difference with the United Kingdom?

Although England, Scotland and Wales come from competing as independent teams in the last European Championship, athletes are present in the Tokyo Olympics They will do it under National Olympic Committee of Great Britain and “dresses” UK flag.

Britain He was among the 14 teams that competed in the first Olympic Games of the modern era, Athens 1986, and since then it has been Present at all Summer and Winter Games editions, the only ones beside France and Switzerland. In addition, they have the honor to be The only country to win at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics occupies 3rd place in the overall medal tableIt is second only to the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Who are the athletes who can compete for Great Britain?

As mentioned above, despite the competition under the name Britain use the term “GB . teamTo refer to the team, the British Olympic Association (BOA) clarified that the team’s full title is the Olympic Team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. However, who can compete on this team?:

• constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales and those athletes from Northern Ireland who would like toIt can also compete under the Irish flag
• Three dependencies for the crown: Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey
• All the British Overseas Territories except for the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, which has its own Olympic Committee

What are the differences between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

While Britain It is a geographical term referring to An island made up of England, Scotland and WalesAnd the United kingdom It is a political concept, a A country made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern IrelandIt is the only country among these four countries that does not belong to the island of Great Britain.

In fact, the flag of the United Kingdom known as Union Jack X Union Flag, takes references from all of its countries except Wales, which was still part of the Kingdom of England when the flag was designed, in 1801:

• Red Cross of Saint GeorgeEngland style
• Saint Patrick’s Crossireland style
• San Andreas CrossScotland Shepherd