Team GB

[Oleanda]

Is Northern Ireland part of Team GB?

[bednobs]

yes

[bednobs]

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1158975.html

[Mick-Talbot]

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1159375.html

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1158975.html

[Fibonacci]

Yes
http://en.wikipedia.o...itain_at_the_Olympics

[factor-fiction]

This thread may help clarify/confuse things
http://www.theanswerb.../Question1158975.html

[ChuckFickens]

Although, strictly speaking it should be called team UK

[factor-fiction]

Team UK + Isle of Man +...

[Mick-Talbot]

http://www.theanswerb...1=I+LIVE+ABOVE+A+STAR

[bednobs]

plus channel islands!

[ChuckFickens]

Oh is the isle of man included too.... in that case it should be team British Isles. :)

[Prudie]

plus Portland

[bednobs]

no chuck coz the british isles includes ireland

[factor-fiction]

Can't be team British Isles as that would include Republic of Ireland.

[Baldric]

Theres a bit here about the name;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19047586

you need to scroll down a bit

[factor-fiction]

Sorry bednobs- I'm too slow

[ChuckFickens]

Yeah I guess so, although bizarrely the land mass of Ireland is included under the British isles, the state of Ireland (the republic of Ireland) isn't.

[ChuckFickens]

Actually I should of said team British Islands, not isles.

http://upload.wikimed...er_diagram_15.svg.png

[jno]

Ireland does not think it is a British Isle at all, having extracted itslf from British rule some time ago.

[heathfield]

Surely it should have been 'Team Great Britain, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands'. The powers that be probably figured there wasn't enough room to print that on competitors vests, so just went for 'Team GB'.

[chakka35]

The full name of the team is "Team GB and Northern Ireland", shortened for convenience.

"British Isles" is a geographical term which has nothing to do with politics. The analogy is with "America", a continent that comprises the separate nations of Canada, USA and all those South American countries. Thus, Ireland can no more claim to be outside the British Isles than Brazil (say) can claim to be outside America.