Denmark urges IOC to recognize Greenland and Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams

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Denmark has urged the International Olympic Committee to recognize Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams. This move reflects ongoing efforts to grant the semi-autonomous territories independent representation under their own flags at the Games.

Denmark asked the IOC to recognize its territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams, the national parliament said Tuesday. The parliament published a letter urging the International Olympic Committee to recognize the semi-autonomous territories as “independent National Olympic Committees and to participate in the Olympic Games under their own flags.” The revival of a longstanding Olympic proposal previously made 20 years ago comes weeks after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen formed a new coalition government.