Brunei at the Olympics
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Brunei, as Brunei Darussalam, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1988, with a single official but no athletes. The nation sent athletes to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. On each occasion, it was represented by a single athlete.[1] Brunei has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games, and has never won an Olympic medal.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Brunei originally planned to participate, but was expelled on the day of the opening ceremony after failing to register any athletes with the IOC.[2]
As of 2010 Brunei was, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, one of only three countries never have sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee in 2010 announced it would "press" these countries to allow and facilitate women's participation, and shortly thereafter the Qatar Olympic Committee announced that it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing" to the 2012 Summer Games in London.[3] [4]
The National Olympic Committee for Brunei was created in 1984 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia", Inside the Games, July 1, 2010
- ^ http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080808-153510/Brunei-expelled-from-Olympics-opening-ceremony
- ^ "Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia", Inside the Games, July 1, 2010
- ^ "Inside Lines: Protests at 2012 if Saudis say 'no girls allowed'", The Independent, July 4, 2010
- ^ "Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/brunei. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
