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1 hour ago, hckošice said:

As the qualification process is slowly finishing

 

it is official that :SVK will field 3 naturalized athletes in Tokyo 2020

 

Wang Yang :CHN  Table Tennis M Singles

Boris Makoev :RUS  Wrestling Freestyle M -86kg

Rory Sabbatini :RSA  Golf M Individual

Rory is also :GBR and :USA, apparently. Quite an impressive collection of passports.

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17 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Rory is also :GBR and :USA, apparently. Quite an impressive collection of passports.

Not sure if it is possible, our laws prohibit dual citizenship. if you acquire Slovak citizenship, you immediately lose the other.

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3 hours ago, hckošice said:

Not sure if it is possible, our laws prohibit dual citizenship. if you acquire Slovak citizenship, you immediately lose the other.

If you're born in Northern Ireland you are automatically a citizen of :GBR but you can also apply for :IRL citizenship and will be granted it.

Dual citizenship is allowed in both countries.

Pretty certain he doesn't have :USA citizenship though

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Sabbatini said his wife wants to become US citizen so I assume he holds US citizenship as well. That's the only logical reason why a Slovakian woman would even be granted such an opportunity? I mean living in USA would mean nothing if she was married to a South African? Unless Sabbatini throws his US passport at the Immigrations office :p

 

https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/pgatour/rory-sabbatini-now-playing-for-slovakia-20190112

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Well lets just do the current Canadian Olympic team:

 

Athletics:

  • Mohammed Ahmed: born in :SOM 


Badminton:

  • Michelle Li: born in :HKG
  • Kristen Tsai: born in :TPE 

 

Canoeing

  • Roland Varga: born in :HUN

 

Cycling

  • Jasmin Duehring: born in :GER


Equestrian

  • Mario Deslauriers, also holds :USA citizenship

 

Fencing:

  • Eli Schenkel: born in :USA 
  • Shaul Gordon: born in :ISR

 

Field Hockey:

  • Floris van Son: born in :NED, raised in :BEL
  • Antoni Kindler: born in :USA 
  • Keegan Pereira: born in :IND

 

Football:

  • Janine Beckie: born in :USA

 

Gymnastics:

  • Ava Stewart: born in :USA 

 

Judo:

  • Ecaterina Guica: born in :ROU 
  • Shady El Nahas: born in :EGY
  • Arthur Margelidon: born in :FRA 

 

Rowing

  • Christine Roper: born in :JAM

 

Softball:

  • Lauren Bay-Regula: also holds :USA citizenship
  • Jennifer Gilbert: raised in :USA 

 

Swimming:

  • Ruslan Gaziev: born in :RUS 
  • Taylor Ruck: raised in :USA
  • Sydney Pickrem: born in :USA
  • Penny Oleksiak: also holds :USA citizenship
  • Kayla Sanchez: born in :SGP

 

Table Tennis:

  • Eugene Wang: born in :CHN

 

Tennis:

  • Sharon Fichman: also holds :ISR citizenship.

 

Volleyball:

  • Brandie Wilkerson: born in :SUI 
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7 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Well lets just do the current Canadian Olympic team:

 

Athletics:

  • Mohammed Ahmed: born in :SOM 


Badminton:

  • Michelle Li: born in :HKG
  • Kristen Tsai: born in :TPE 

 

Canoeing

  • Roland Varga: born in :HUN

 

Cycling

  • Jasmin Duehring: born in :GER

 

Fencing:

  • Eli Schenkel: born in :USA 
  • Shaul Gordon: born in :ISR

 

Field Hockey:

  • Floris van Son: born in :NED, raised in :BEL
  • Antoni Kindler: born in :USA 
  • Keegan Pereira: born in :IND

 

Football:

  • Janine Beckie: born in :USA

 

Gymnastics:

  • Ava Stewart: born in :USA 

 

Judo:

  • Ecaterina Guica: born in :ROU 
  • Shady El Nahas: born in :EGY
  • Arthur Margelidon: born in :FRA 

 

Rowing

  • Christine Roper: born in :JAM

 

Softball:

  • Lauren Bay-Regula: also holds :USA citizenship
  • Jennifer Gilbert: raised in :USA 

 

Swimming:

  • Ruslan Gaziev: born in :RUS 
  • Taylor Ruck: raised in :USA
  • Sydney Pickrem: born in :USA
  • Penny Oleksiak: also holds :USA citizenship
  • Kayla Sanchez: born in :SGP

 

Table Tennis:

  • Eugene Wang: born in :CHN

 

Tennis:

  • Sharon Fichman: also holds :ISR citizenship.

 

Volleyball:

  • Brandie Wilkerson: born in :SUI 

Mario Deslauriers is another one of those with the fancy :CAN:USA dual citizenship. His daughter is short-listed for the American team, in fact. :p

#banbestmen

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10 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Sharon Fichman: also holds :ISR citizenship.

 

10 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Shaul Gordon: born in :ISR

i want that need GIF by The Cooligans

 

They got typical Israeli names but honestly didn't know that, and on another note, can we have them?:p

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