Olympics commentator Mike Tirico has apologised after a gaffe involving the Palestine flag. After a broadcasting blunder ...

The two independent nations are Vatican City and Palestine. The Olympics can have more delegations, as some of them come from territories with Olympic committees but not United Nations representation.

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Calls to ban Israel from the Olympics intensified as their national anthem was booed and chants of "free Palestine" were heard their national football team took the field their during opening game ...

On Saturday, the United Nations assembly approved a resolution granting Palestine new rights and ... which is prohibited by the International Olympic Committee. In that case, only athletes from ...

Exceptions have been made in previous Olympics that have allowed athletes from Puerto Rico, Hong King and Palestine to compete. “While we respect the IOC’s independence, we encourage the IOC ...