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Let \(G\) be a compact, 1-connected simple Lie group of rank 2. Then \(G\) is one of the following: SU(3), Sp(2) and \(G_2\). In this note the author describes explicitly the \(KO\)-theory of \(G\), together with the action of the Adams operations \(\psi^k\) on it, and also describes the \(KO\)-theory of symmetric spaces \(\text{SU}(2n+1)/\text{SO}(2n + 1)\) and \(\text{SU}(2n)/\text{Sp}(n)\) for \(n\geq 1\). This paper is arranged as follows. In section 1 the Adams operations in \(K^*(G)\) are computed. Section 2 consists of preparations for subsequent sections and involves a review of \textit{R. M. Seymour's} work [Q. J. Math., Oxf. II. Ser. 24, 7-30 (1973; Zbl 0258.57021)]. The (\(\mathbb{Z}\)-graded) ring \(KO^*(G)\) will be described in section 3, and the rings \(KO^*(\text{SU}(2n + 1)/\text{SO}(2n + 1))\) and \(KO^*(\text{SU}(2n)/\text{Sp}(n))\) in section 4. The author deals with the \(\mathbb{Z}\)-graded objects, simultaneously with the associated \(\mathbb{Z}/(2)\)- or \(\mathbb{Z}/(8)\)-objects.