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Great Britain at the Olympics
Great Britain
is the team that sends athletes from the
United Kingdom
(UK), all but three of its
overseas territories
and the three
Crown dependencies
, to the
Olympic Games
. It is organised by the
British Olympic Association
(BOA) as the
National Olympic Committee
for the UK. While the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC) and BOA both refer to the team as 'Great Britain' and the team uses the brand name
Team GB
, the BOA explains that it is the
Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team
.
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