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UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:38 am
by Friend or fart
Not for the first time, a BBC commentator was moaning about the mouthful, that is our Olympic team, Great Britain & Northern Ireland. He wants to call us the UK. Can you imagine the Constitutional uproar if that happened? Plus we would lose a Gold Medallist from our Olympic team. The commentators should realise the Olympics are all about Politics. Ever wondered why Gibraltar never features in the " Olympic Brotherhood "?
King Charles III would definitely throw his toys out the pram!
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:37 am
by Real Al
Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing?
Which medalist would we lose?
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:39 am
by EH16
Real Al wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:37 am
Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing? -No.
Which medalist would we lose?
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:24 pm
by Dunners
Real Al wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:37 am
Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing?
Which medalist would we lose?
I think it's one of those things that's always more complicate than I realise, but I don't really care that much and usually just default to what is depicted in this map.
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:45 pm
by CEB2ElectricBoogaloo
Scousers will be livid at that diagram
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:50 pm
by Friend or fart
Real Al:-Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing?
Which medalist would we lose?
UK doesn't include IOM & Channel Isles. Mark Cavendish come from IOM. IN 2012 when I watched the men's cycle race, I wondered what the IOM flags were all about. Also some Channel Isles swimmers have been up to Olympic standard. Also Spain continues to block Gibraltar entry to the Olympics.
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:59 pm
by Currywurst and Chips
To clear all this up and be inclusive to people from all Isles under our dominion like Bermuda and Anguilla we should just call the team “The British Empire”
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Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 1:06 pm
by Real Al
Friend or faux wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:50 pm
Real Al:-Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing?
Which medalist would we lose?
UK doesn't include IOM & Channel Isles. Mark Cavendish come from IOM. IN 2012 when I watched the men's cycle race, I wondered what the IOM flags were all about. Also some Channel Isles swimmers have been up to Olympic standard. Also Spain continues to block Gibraltar entry to the Olympics.
But IOM isn't part of GB either. The British Olympic Association represents IOM, Channel islands etc. which aren't part of GB & NI, so I don't see why they can't just rebrand as Team UK. It's not technically correct, but neither is Team GB
Re: UK V Gt Britain & N Ireland
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 1:47 pm
by Chelmsford Swimmer
Real Al wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 1:06 pm
Friend or faux wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:50 pm
Real Al:-Aren't UK and GB & NI the same thing?
Which medalist would we lose?
UK doesn't include IOM & Channel Isles. Mark Cavendish come from IOM. IN 2012 when I watched the men's cycle race, I wondered what the IOM flags were all about. Also some Channel Isles swimmers have been up to Olympic standard. Also Spain continues to block Gibraltar entry to the Olympics.
But IOM isn't part of GB either. The British Olympic Association represents IOM, Channel islands etc. which aren't part of GB & NI, so I don't see why they can't just rebrand as Team UK. It's not technically correct, but neither is Team GB
Whilst from IOM, Mark Cavendish won a Silver medal for Great Britain in the 2016 Olympics.