Eritrea_National_Olympic_Committee

Eritrean National Olympic Committee

Eritrean National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee of Eritrea

The Eritrean National Olympic Committee (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊ ኮሚቴ ኦሎምፒክ ኤርትራ; IOC code: ERI) is the National Olympic Committee representing Eritrea. It was created in 1996 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.[1][2][3]

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Eritrea made its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where it sent three athletes to compete in track and field events. In the 2018 Winter Games, athlete Shannon-Ogbani Abeda represented the country in skiing.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Grasso, John (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-4422-4859-5.
  2. [2]
    Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2007). The A to Z of the Olympic Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8108-5645-5.
  3. [3]
    "Eritrea - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. [4]
    AfricaNews (2018-02-01). "Eritrea will be at 2018 Winter Olympics thanks to Canadian-born skier". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
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