On Aug 25, 12:12=A0pm, xyzzy <xyzzy.d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Aug 25, 11:28=A0am, Jaybyrd <jaybyrdb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > My cousin has always told me since our maternal grandmother was born
> > in Ireland that we would qualify for dual citizen****p in that
> > country. =A0 Does this mean (if I were still an athlete) that I could
> > compete for Ireland in the olympics under current rules?
>
> I think as long as the country will give you a pass****t, you can
> compete for them in the Olympics . Arab countries used to buy Olympic
> teams from Africa, there was a guy who won a medal for Qatar who's
> actually Kenyan. =A0It used to be a lot more prevalant, you used to see
> all kinds of John smith type names competing for countries like UAE,
> Bahrain, etc.
>
> the most obvious example is Kirsty Coventry, the "Zimbabwean"
> swimmer. =A0I'm surprised that with all their economic problems, they
> invested in luring her to their team. =A0I guess it shows how desperate
> Mugabe is for something to hang some national pride on.
weak.....D+ at best.
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