Template talk:Team appearances list

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Hi, this list needs a bit of update. 2021 event never happened (cancelled) and next one will be in 2026 (and not 2025), also Oceania NOCs are not invited anymore. therefore I recommend removing 2021 and change 2025 to 2026. beside that the next Asian Beach Games will be held in April 2026. thanks in advance. Sports2021 (talk) 14:41, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

I'll see about getting them updated. Primefac (talk) 22:05, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

Partly done; I updated the dates for the games accordingly, but since 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games exists and has a fairly reasonable article there, it kinda needs to stay for use in {{games year list}}. As far as Oceania goes, though, 2026 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games says that they will be participating as full members. Primefac (talk) 12:57, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

I don't know about the technical part but that 2021 event did not happened and the OCA doesn't count it, the next one in 2026 is listed as the 6th edition. for example 1944 Olympics got cancelled, but when I check nations at the Olympics pages, like this one I can't see those cancelled years in the box. and in that case IOC actually counts 1944 as the 13rd Olympics, in this case OCA doesn't even count he 2021 edition. so in my opinion if technically possible, it should be removed. right now for most countries it's a redlink like this one

and about the Oceania countries, I know that was a one time thing in 2017 and that part you mentioned is just copy/pasted from the previous one (and unreferenced) but that's OK, we can wait one more year to see that.Sports2021 (talk) 14:33, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Apologies, this fell off my radar, I'll take another look soon. Primefac (talk) 10:33, 3 February 2026 (UTC) 21:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Open date ranges

Where no end year is specified, please add "present". MOS:TOPRESENT says Do not use incomplete-looking constructions such as 1982– which is what the template currently does (see e.g. United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics). Hairy Dude (talk) 19:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Wrong template, but I'll see about updating it. Primefac (talk) 22:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Update 2026 Winter Olympics debuts

Please, update the list with the countries that made their debut at the Winter Olympic Games in 2026:

["Benin"] = {begin_year=2026},
["Guinea-Bissau"] = {begin_year=2026},
["United Arab Emirates"] = {begin_year=2026},

Jonas kam (talk) 01:51, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Primefac (talk) 12:05, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Update on non-participating countries at the 2026 Olympics

Many countries that did not participate at the 2026 Winter Olympics need to be updated, It affects the following countries:

	["Winter Olympics"] = {
		1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976,
		1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022,
		2026,
		["Algeria"] = {1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, begin_year=1992, 2022},
		["American Samoa"] = {1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, begin_year=1994},
		["Bermuda"] = {begin_year=1992, 2022},
		["British Virgin Islands"] = {1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1984},
		["Cameroon"] = {2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=2002},
		["Cayman Islands"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2010},
		["Costa Rica"] = {1994, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1980},
		["Dominica"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2014},
		["Timor-Leste"] = {begin_year=2014},
		["Egypt"] = {1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1984},
		["Ethiopia"] = {2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=2006},
		["Fiji"] = {1992, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1988},
		["Ghana"] = {2014, begin_year=2010},
		["Guam"] = {1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1988},
		["Guatemala"] = {1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1988},
		["Honduras"] = {1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1992},
		["Nepal"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2002},
		["North Korea"] = {1968, 1976, 1980, 1994, 2002, 2014, 2022, begin_year=1964},
		["Paraguay"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2014},
		["Peru"] = {2018, begin_year=2010},
		["Senegal"] = {1988, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1984},
		["Eswatini"] = {1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, begin_year=1992}, -- Formerly Swaziland
		["Tajikistan"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2002},
		["Togo"] = {begin_year=2014, 2022},
		["Tonga"] = {begin_year=2014, 2022},
		["Virgin Islands"] = {2010, 2018, begin_year=1988},
		["Zimbabwe"] = {2018, 2022, begin_year=2014},
	},

Miria~01 (talk) 17:55, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for that. In the future, it's easy enough to just give me the country names since all I have to do is add a , 2026 to their entry (saves a bit of space here). Primefac (talk) 19:41, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Update: Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Yugoslavia sent a delegation also at 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome (source: IPC; see pictures: c:Category:Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics). Can you upgrade the list, please? Holapaco77 (talk) 22:46, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Primefac (talk) 12:26, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Edit request 7 March 2026

Description of suggested change: Update for Winter Paralympics for debut countries and countries that don't participate this year. Since the games already started, list of National Paralympic Committees is final.

• List of countries that don't participate in 2026: Azerbaijan, Hungary, Independent Paralympic Participants, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda.
• List of debut countries: El Salvador, Haiti, Montenegro.

Thanks in advance!

INeonFox (talk) 08:21, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Primefac (talk) 11:50, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

References

Edit request 8 March 2026

Description of suggested change: Correction

Diff:

−

["Tajikistan"] = {begin_year=2018, 202, 20262},

+

["Tajikistan"] = {begin_year=2018, 2022, 2026},

Mohammed Qays (talk) 21:51, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Primefac Mohammed Qays (talk) 21:52, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Primefac (talk) 22:31, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Update Winter Paralympic Games

		["Unified Team"] = {begin_year=1992,end_year=1992},
		["Soviet Union"] = {begin_year=1988, end_year=1988},

John123521_{t c} 10:03, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Primefac (talk) 23:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Arab Games

Note that I have combined multiple related requests on the same topic to allow for better connecting the different discussions. Primefac (talk) 18:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

add Arab Games

["Arab Games"] = {
	1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023, 2027,
	["Syria"]   = {1953, 1957, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007},
	["Kuwait"]  = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Lebanon"] = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Libya"]   = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Egypt"]   = {1953, 1961, 1965, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Iraq"]    = {1953, 1957, 1965, 1985, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Tunisia"] = {1957, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Oman"]    = {1965, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Sudan"]   = {1961, 1965, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2023},
	["Jordan"]  = {begin_year=1953},
	["Morocco"] = {begin_year=1957},
	["Algeria"] = {begin_year=1957},
	["Saudi Arabia"] = {begin_year=1976},
	["Bahrain"] = {begin_year=1976},
	["United Arab Emirates"] = {begin_year=1976},
	["Mauritania"] = {begin_year=1976},
	["Qatar"]   = {begin_year=1985},
	["Djibouti"]= {begin_year=1985},
	["Yemen"]   = {begin_year=1992},
	["Palestine"]= {begin_year=1953},
	-- Defunct entities
	["Indonesia"] = {1953, 1965},
	["South Yemen"] = {begin_year=1976, end_year=1985},
	["North Yemen"] = {1985},
	["Aden"] = {1965},
	["Sultanate of Lahej"] = {1965},
},

thanks.   Mohammed Qays  (🗣) 17:22, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

@Primefac   Mohammed Qays  (🗣) 17:26, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I'll get to it in a bit, thanks. Primefac (talk) 10:33, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

@Primefac ما هو سبب إزالة فلسطين من الألعاب العربية؟ يرجى الإطلاع على Palestine at the 2023 Arab Games يرجى إعادتها. Mohammed Qays (talk) 08:02, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand your question; Palestine only has the one article so everything else is of course going to be redlinked. Primefac (talk) 09:52, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Just noting the juxtaposition of #Template-protected edit request on 16 May 2026 below with different values. Primefac (talk) 20:04, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 15 May 2026

Please you need to update the Arab Games template by nation , many countries have wrong data from first appearances to last one; ass well as missed editions, please check the Arab Games page for more informations, I hope you correct them, thanks. Elly mino2 (talk) 19:04, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. I am happy to update the module code but I am not going to go through every year of the Arab Games to find out who participated and who didn't. If you give me a list, though, I'll get right on it. Primefac (talk) 10:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 16 May 2026

Hi, thank you for you're interaction here is the new list to add as follow in the Arab Games :

["Syria"]   = {1961, 2011},
["Kuwait"]  = {1999},
["Lebanon"] = {1976},
["Libya"]   = {1976, 1992},
["Egypt"]   = {1957, 1961, 1965, 1976, 1985},
["Iraq"]    = {1961, 1976, 1992, 1997},
["Tunisia"] = {1953, 1961, 1965, 1976},
["Oman"]    = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1976},
["Morocco"] = {1953},
["Algeria"] = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1976},
["Saudi Arabia"] = {1953, 1965},
["Palestine"]   = {1957}, 

Elly mino2 (talk) 13:49, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I'll get to these, thanks. Primefac (talk) 19:43, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Elly mino2, apologies for responding before I fully realised what you've asked -- are you giving me the dates that the country did appear? The module is coded so that values in the table are when a country did not appear; for example, Syria appeared in 1961 and 2011 and so has every other date listed because they were not in those. From a quick look your list jives with my list, just that we're saying it in different ways.

I guess another way to put it is this: without necessarily putting it in a table, what information are we missing from any given list of appearances for any given country? Primefac (talk) 19:48, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Primefac Thank you for your response. The dates I mentioned refer to the years when the country did not appear in the appearances list. Elly mino2 (talk) 12:51, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Okay, let's back up a step. What you have here looks to be exactly the opposite of what is in the discussion above where the current data was added. Did these countries not appear in your dates, or the dates above? Primefac (talk) 21:52, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Primefac, to be more direct, here is the last updates once and for all, this table with the following countries : ["Syria"] = {1961, 2011},

["Kuwait"] = {1999},

["Lebanon"] = {1976},

["Libya"] = {1976, 1992},

["Egypt"] = {1957, 1961, 1965, 1976, 1985},

["Iraq"] = {1961, 1976, 1992, 1997},

["Tunisia"] = {1953, 1961, 1965, 1976},

["Oman"] = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1976},

["Morocco"] = {1953},

["Algeria"] = {1953, 1957, 1961, 1976},

["Saudi Arabia"] = {1953, 1965},

["Palestine"] = {1957},

for example : kuwait did not compete in 1999, Lebanon exit the 1976, extra.......

These years are due to non-participation, They are all mentioned in the table.

please, I hope you can fix them, Thanks a lot. Elly mino2 (talk) 13:25, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Who played when

Year	Aden	ALG	BHR	COM	DJI	EGY	INA	IRI	IRQ	JOR	KUW	Lahej	LIB	LBA	MTN	MAR	OMA	PSE	QAT	SAU	SOM	YMD	SUD	SYR	TUN	UAE	UAR	YEM	Notes
1953																													Silva says Libya, Bell says Iran
1957
1961																													Bell lists Egypt while leaving out 3 others
1965																													Bell lists Egypt while missing out on nine others. Last year that Silva records
1976
1985
1992
1997
1999																													Last year that Bell records
2004
2007
2011
2023

  Silva, Luis; Gerber, Hans-Dieter (December 2011). "The Arab Games: Establishment and Role (1953–1965)". Journal of Olympic History. 19 (3). LA84 Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

  Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.

  Silva but not Bell

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I've created the above table to try and figure out exactly when countries participated. So far I only have two references; Silva appears to be pretty reliable so I'm taking their word over Bell, who in their introduction admits that this information is very hard to find (and there are no medal tables for half of the Games he lists). I haven't looked around for 2004 onward, but I am dead tired and up way too late. Primefac (talk) 00:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC)