South Africa South Africa was banned from the Olympics (starting in 1964) but they were allowed back starting with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona after their citizens voted to ban apartheid.
The Olympic games are supposed to be a worldwide event of healthy competition and camaraderie, however, there are one sovereign state and a country that has never taken part in competitions, and they are The Vatican and South Sudan. Despite its status of independent state, The Vatican had never applied to participate at the Olympic games, since it only serves as the headquarters for the Catholic Church. In the other hand, South Sudan has not been and independent state for that long, and has not formed an Olympic Committee yet.
Every host as won a medal. However, Canada failed to win a gold medal in Montreal in 1976 and Calgary in 1988.
There was no Olympics during World War 2, they were all canceled so no countries participated.
Norway Canada and happyland
Australia, Switzerland, France, Great Britain and Greece have been represented at all Summer Olympics. France, Great Britain and Switzerland are the only countries to participate at every Winter Olympics. So three countries have been to every Olympics in the modern era - France, Great Britain and Switzerland. Australia, Switzerland, France, Great Britain and Greece have been represented at all Summer Olympics. France, Great Britain and Switzerland are the only countries to participate at every Winter Olympics. So three countries have been to every Olympics in the modern era - France, Great Britain and Switzerland.
A lot, I know that! :) I know Canada doesn't participate that much in SUMMER olympics because they usually are really awesome in the WINTER olympics.
The US and 64 other countries boycotted the 1980 olympic games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
216 countries will participate in 2012 Olympics.....
For all of the countries to do all the sports in the Olympics there has to be a certain amount of them in the team. However it is possible for a country to participate in all of the sports. Some of the countries this year only have a couple of players so no. All of the countries in the Olympics do not do all sports.
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See related link for a list of all the countries that are expected to participate.
There are 88 countries in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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82 countries participated in the winter Olympics :)
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There are several countries that do not participate in the Olympics. They are Gibraltar, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, Anguilla, and French Polynesia.
82 countries
There was no Olympics during World War 2, they were all canceled so no countries participated.