Saturday, June 9, 2012

London 2012: The Countdown Series: The Rest of the Nations

45 days to go until the first day of the London Olympics.

As I'm done with the parade of nations, now here are the countries I didn't focus on that will attend this year's London Olympics as of now:

American Samoa (ASA) one in wrestling
Bangladesh (BAN) three in archery, shooting and gymnastics
Belize (BIZ) one in 400m men's hurdles
Benin (BEN) one in boxing
Bhutan (BHU) two in archery and shooting
Burkina Faso (BUR) two in boxing and judo
Cambodia (CAM) four in athletics, swimming and taekwondo
Cape Verde (CPV) one in judo
Chad (CHA) one in judo
Cook Islands (COK) one in canoeing
Gambia (GAM) one in men's 100m athletics race
Guam (GUM) three in cycling, judo and wrestling
Guinea (GUI) one in judo
Guinea Bissau (GBS) two in wrestling
Honduras (HON) 20 in wrestling and shooting; men's football (soccer) also qualified
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP): two in judo and wrestling (includes former Netherlands Antilles athletes)
Iraq (IRQ) three in archery, shooting and wrestling
Lesotho (LES) one in men's marathon
Liechtenstein (LIE) three in swimming and tennis
Maldives (MDV) one in badminton
Mali (MLI) three in boxing, judo and taekwondo
Mauritius (MRI) six in boxing, cycling and beach volleyball
Monaco (MON) two in rowing and triathlon
Myanmar (MYA) three in archery, rowing and shooting
Nauru (NRU) two in judo and weightlifting
Nepal (NEP) one in 50m freestyle swimming
Nicaragua (NCA) one in boxing
Niger (NIG) two in judo and rowing
Palau (PLW) one in judo
Palestine (PLE) one in judo
Seychelles (SEY) two in boxing and judo
Solomon Islands (SOL) one in judo

To be determined
Aruba (ARU)
Brunei (BRU)
Comoros (COM)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Kiribati (KIR)
Laos (LAO)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD)
Malawi (MLW)
Marshall Islands (MHL)
Mauritania (MTN)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)
Sao Tome and Principe (STP)
Somalia (SOM)
Swaziland (SWZ)
Timor-Leste (TLS)
Tonga (TGA)
Tuvalu (TUV)

Next up on the countdown: meet the flag bearers that have been confirmed to fly their nation's colors at the opening ceremonies.

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