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Old 02-14-2010, 12:39 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
The team is 'Great Britain' at the Olympics (which covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) - although technically the term 'Great Britain' doesn't include Northern Ireland.
We often refer to 'Team GB' for our Olympic participants.

The Republic of Ireland isn't part of GB, and have their own team, so their entry in your list is fine as is.
You're right - it is GB and not UK. That's odd - UK would be a more accurate name.
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