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What is more popular winter or summer Olympics?
The summer Olympics are more popular than the Winter ones only because more countries participate, especially the ones that do not have winter like the ones in Africa
Why are the Olympic Rings special?
it represents every countries that have participate in the Olympic Games
Who never won Olympic games medal in the history?
As of the 2008 Games, there are 123 countries that have won medals. There being 205 countries that will participate in the 2008 Games, that leaves 82 countries that have not won a medal. These countries send very small teams to the Olympics and don't have the training facilities that the larger countries have. Some of the countries that will participate in the 2008 Games that have not won a medal include Madagascar, Lesotho, Botswana, Maldives, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea.
Did Canada send its hockey team to compete in the 1972 Winter Olympics?
No. Canada did not participate in ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo or the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck in protest over the use of professional players by some of the other countries. Canada petitioned the International Olympic Committee to be allowed to use paid players from the National Hockey League since other countries were using players that were paid by their government to play. The petition was denied and Canada refused to send ice hockey teams to the 1972 and 1976 Games.
How many countries sent athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin?
80
