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∙ 11y agoThere is not an exact number of countries required to play in the Olympic Games. In order for a country to participate, they must have a team or player qualify to play.
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∙ 11y agoYes
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Yes, taekwondo is popular all over the world as evidence by the several countries which participate in Olympic Taekwondo.
no nelson never participated in any olympic sport
Only if there name is piccolo yes
No, sumo is not an Olympic sport. There are not currently enough countries that have sumo organizations for it to become an official sport.
In modern countries women can participate in all sports.
Baseball is not an Olympic sport.
The actual term is Synchronized Swimming, and is definitely a sport. It is an Olympic sport as well. You need exceptional endurance, strength, and flexibility to participate.
It can be entertaining to watch. However, because it is not a sport practiced in very many countries, it doesn't meet the requirements to become an Olympic sport.
Jack Lovelock particiapted in the sport of running. He won the 1936 Olympic gold medal in the 1500 meter event.
From the IOC:The IOC establishes the programme of the Olympic Games, which only includes Olympic Sports. 1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games 1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria: 1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad; 1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.