Britannica
Sources used in this answer
When did Burkina Faso first participate in the Olympic Games under its current name?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Burkina Faso first participated in the Olympic Games under its current name during the 1988 Seoul Games.1
While the country previously competed as Upper Volta—first sending a team to the 1972 Munich Games—it adopted the name Burkina Faso in 1984.21