 Before the Chinese Civil War, athletes competed as the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympics.The ROC continued to compete from 1952 (Summer Olympics) to 1976 (Winter Olympics), but only representing athletes from the island of Taiwan (although the football team members of ROC in the 1960 Olympic Games were overwhelmingly Hong Kongers).The dispute over use of the name "China" resulted in the PRC boycotting the Games completely during these years.