Kiribati at the Olympics
Participation of athletes from Kiribati in the Olympic Games
The island nation of Kiribati was first in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Weightlifter Meamea Thomas and sprinters Kakianako Nariki and Kaitinano Mwemweata represented the country.
| Kiribati at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KIR |
| NOC | Kiribati National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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The country's name was notably mispronounced by officials in all three languages -French, English and Greek- during the opening ceremony in 2004.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Small step at Olympics is giant leap for tiny island nation", Mike Lopresti, USA Today, August 19, 2008. The correct pronunciation is Kee-ree-buss.
Other websites
change- "Kiribati's Olympic adventure", Andrew Fraser, BBC, August 3, 2004
- IOC page
