On Aug 25, 9:12=A0am, 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.
I think you are correct here; my example would be Becky Hammond.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_Hammon
Olympics
Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Russia Russia
Women's Basketball
Bronze Beijing 2008 Team Competition
After getting the impression that she would once again fail to make
the U.S. Women's National Basketball Team, Hammon announced she would
try to claim a roster slot on the Russian basketball team in the 2008
Olympics in Beijing, China[3]. Coach Anne Donovan, one of the most
decorated figures in women's basketball and coach of the 2008 United
States Women's Olympic Basketball team said concerning Hammon's
decision, "If you play in this country, live in this country and you
grow up in the heartland - and you put on a Russian uniform - you are
not a patriotic person, in my mind."[4] This has fueled controversy in
which Hammon has been labeled a traitor for choosing to directly
compete against her country in an event long predicated on
nationalistic pride.[5]
Hammon became a Russian citizen earlier in 2008. The coach of Russia's
team, Igor Grudin, is also the s****ts director of the CSKA team that
Hammon plays for in Moscow during the WNBA off-season. The
announcement that she would participate in camps for the Russian
national team came the same day that it was also announced that
national team player (and CSKA teammate of Hammon's) Olga Arte****na
had become pregnant. Hammon also signed a three-year extension with
the CSKA team at around the same time she was named as a prospect for
the national team.
Hammon was held to 1/6 from the field in a 67-52 loss to the United
States in the 2008 Olympic Semifinals,[6] but helped the Russian team
to win the bronze medal, by scoring 22 points against China.[7]
-goro-
> 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.
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