Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kosovo at the Olympic Games
Flag of Kosovo IOC code  KOS NOC Olympic Committee of Kosovo Website www.noc-kosovo.org (Albanian) (Serbian)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Majlinda Kelmendi
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
2016
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992W) Independent Olympic Participants (1992S) Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006) Serbia (2008-2012)

Kosovo is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be Kosovo's first participation in the Olympics since gaining membership by the International Olympic Committee in December 2014.

Serbia protested Kosovo's admission to the IOC, as it officially claims that Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia. However, Serbia, considering the harmful effects of Yugoslavia's explusion in 1992, decided against boycotting the 2016 Rio Olympics as a consequence.^[1] Kosovo is currently recognised as a state by 108 UN member states, the Republic of China, the Cook Islands, and Niue.

It has been announced that world champion in judo, Majlinda Kelmendi will carry Kosovo's flag during the Parade of Nations within the opening ceremony in Rio.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. Reuters
2. "Majlinda Kelmendi carries the flag of Kosovo at Rio 2016". 100Judo.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
3. "Kosovo wijst direct vlaggendrager Rio 2016 aan".
4. "Kosovo Gets Full Membership In International Olympic Committee".
5. "Majlinda Kelmendi do ta bartë flamurin e Kosovës në "Rio 2016" (Albanian) - Majlinda Kelmendi will wave Kosovo's flag in Rio".
6. "Majlinda Kelmendi: Two-time world champion and Kosovan heroine".