Not all countries compete; some smaller countries don't have any suitable athletes. Iraq has recently been banned from competing because of political interference in the sport selection process.
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∙ 15y agoVadican City
Well yes there are around 60 countries not competing.
On the XXIX Olympiad in Bejing, there are 204 countries and territories competing. Of the 192 UN recognized countries, the only country not to have entered is Brunei, having failed to submit any athletes. All other countries have entered.
I'm from dominica and I haven't heard of any dominicans sent to the Olympics
Micheal Phelps - Needs Improvement Olympic games of what year? Usially they are sportsmen as any others from other countries
Three countries made their first Olympic appearance at the 2008 Games in Beijing: Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Montenegro
No. The International Olympic Committee is the drug testing authority at the Games, and they test everyone.
yes
No. There were no Olympic games beside the on from Olympia.
Yes, Antarctica is not a part of the Olympics.
Around 10,500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) took part, countries had to be one of the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to take part in the games
There wern't any Olympic games that year. The 1968 games were held in Mexico City, Mexico.