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On behalf of the Cook Islands, the Cook Islands Sports and Olympic Association (renamed the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee in 2002 sent a team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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The Cook Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized in 1986.
The Cook Islands competed in three events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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Cook Islands participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
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References
- ↑ "Chris Cook". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Olympic results
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