At the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896, there were either 13 or 14 countries that sent athletes. This is because Chile claims to have one athlete that ran in the 100 meter, 400 meter, and 800 meter races but no mention of this athlete appears in any official Olympic report. The 13 countries that had documented athletes at the first modern Olympics in 1896 were Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (athletes from Cyprus and Smyrna were considered part of the Greek team), Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
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82 nations are competing in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The Cayman Islands, Columbia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, and Serbia will competing in their first Winter Olympics. Costa Rico, Kenya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Thailand, Virgin Islands, and Venezuela are not participating in this years Olympics but did participate in the 2006 in Turin, Italy.
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258 athletes from 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympics (1924), held in Chamonix, France.
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There will be 77 countries involved in the 2010 winter Olympics this year. the 2010 Winter Olympics will have 80 plus nations competing. the next Summer Olympics will be on 2012 and will be in London.
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Canada has been competing in the Olympics since 1900. Canada has been competing in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
Greece The Parade of Nations of athletes (drawn from the 10,490 competing) and officials from 204 nations (and the "Independent Olympic Athletes") was led, according to custom, by the Greek team followed by other competing countries in alphabetical order and finally the host nation Great Britain