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What was the reason for Dutch athletes participating as Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

  • Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

  • Boycott of the Games

  • Political protest

  • Administrative error

Answer

At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, athletes from the Netherlands Antilles participated as Independent Olympic Athletes under the IOC flag due to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.
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