Republic of the Congo at the Olympics

Congo at the Olympics is a history which includes 11 games in 10 countries and 60+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Congo (Brazzaville)" ; retrieved 2012-7-27.  Since 1964,Olympic.org, Republic of Congo; retrieved 2012-8-13. athletes of the Congo have taken part in the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the Congo is CCGO.

History
The National Olympic Committee for the Congo (Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais) was formed in 1964 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.

The Republic of the Congo, competing as Congo, was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.  Competitors from the Congo missed the 1968 Summer Olympics and boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics along with most other African nations.  Congo has been in the Winter Olympic Games since 1988.

As of 2012, no athlete from Congo has ever won an Olympic medal.

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 
 Republic of Congo profile at London2012.com 

Category:Sport in the Republic of the Congo
Category:Nations at the Olympics