Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Republic of China (ROC) sonyere n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke oge okpomọkụ mbụ ya na 1932 n'okpuru aha "China". Mgbe Agha Obodo China gasịrị, ROC
lara ezumike nká n'àgwàetiti Taiwan n'afọ 1949, ọ bụkwa naanị ndị egwuregwu si Taiwan na-asọ mpi n'aha ya kemgbe ahụ. N'afọ 1971, a chụpụrụ ROC na United Nations, mana e kwere ka ọ sọọ mpi n'okpuru aha ya, ọkọlọtọ ya, na ukwe ya na 1972 Winter, 1972 Summer, na 1976 Winter Olympics. A napụrụ ya nnọchite anya gọọmentị na 1976 Summer Olympics ma boycotted ya dị ka nsonaazụ. Mkpebi Nagoya nke 1979 nyere ROC ohere ịsọ mpi n'okpuru aha doro anya "Chinese Taipei"; ọ mere ngagharị iwe megide mkpebi a ma katọọ asọmpi Olympic nke 1980, mana ọ na-asọ mpi n'aha a kemgbe 1984 Winter Olympics.