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Belize At The Olympics
Belize first participated at the Olympic Games in 1968 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. From 1968 to 1972, Belize was known by its colonial name of British Honduras. The National Olympic Committee for Belize was created in 1967 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ... that same year. As of 2018, no athlete from Belize has ever won an Olympic medal. Medal tables Medals by Summer Games See also * List of flag bearers for Belize at the Olympics * :Olympic competitors for Belize External links * * * {{Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belize Olympic And Commonwealth Games Association
The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, formerly the British Honduras Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, (IOC code: BIZ) is the National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ..., responsible for the country's representation at both the Olympic Games, Olympic and Commonwealth Games. History The ''British Honduras'' Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association was founded in 1967 and recognised that same year by the Commonwealth Games Federation, which had previously recognised the British Honduras Amateur Athletic Association (now the Belize Athletic Association). It was recognised the following year by the International Olympic Committee. In 1973, its name was changed to the ''Belize'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |