Tuesday, July 30, 2024

What Makes an Olympic Athlete Change Their Citizenship? - InsideHook

It's not a new phenomenon - TOBIAS CARROLL 
Why are two of the best divers in Mexico competing for a nation that is definitely not Mexico during this year’s Summer Olympics?...
“Any competitor in the Olympic Games must be a national of the country of the NOC which is entering such competitor,” the International Olympic Committee declares (and goes on to clarify that dual nationals can only compete for one nation)...
  • In a new article for El País, Daniel Morales Olea explained why Garza and Ruvalcaba have opted to seek Dominican citizenship in order to follow their Olympic dreams...
  • It’s not just elite divers and swimmers, either: El País details a number of other elite Mexican athletes who opted to represent other nations in Olympic competitions during the last decade or so...
  • In 2022, the Associated Press cited the example of bobsledder Kaillie Humphries, who has represented both Canada and the United States at the Olympic level...

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