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Countries that have never won an Olympic medal
Sayan Chatterjee
2nd April, 2021
Bangladesh
The most populous nation to have never won a medal in the history of the Olympics
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Bhutan
Rio 2016 saw just two athletes representing the Himalayan nation, no medals yet
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Antigua and Barbuda
The Caribbean nation has competed regularly since 1976 but has no medals to show
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Albania
A former force in shooting, swimming and weightlifting, they have fallen behind others now
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Myanmar
They haven’t had much luck in the games owing to the constant political turmoil in the country
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Republic of Congo
The second most populous nation to have not won an Olympic medal
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Rwanda
They won a medal at the 2004 Paralympics but nothing at the Olympics yet
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Another country affected by politics and war, took part for the first time in 1992
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