Aldama's latest move....?

[Jon]

Heard a rumour (from a reliable source) that Yamile Aldama is now looking to compete for Sudan!

[tafnut]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

Show me the money!

[gh]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

In these days of convertible citizenships, I guess switching to a Sudan is to be expected. Will be quite a coupe for that country. :-)

[Jon]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

>Will be quite a coupe for that country. :-)



Indeed it will! Hopefully then Britain will realise exactly what it missed out on!

[Pego]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

I read about a month ago that the Czech Republic was offering her the citizenship.

[tafnut]

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OK, gh is probably ban me for this, but the English teacher in me can't resist.

"Will be quite a coupe for that country"

She's getting a two-door? I would have held out for the four-door sedan.

[Steve Lactic]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

She'll have fun trying to get visas for all her competitions. If you're from Sudan, you almost need a visa to go to the bathroom.

Thing is, it's not like it was much easier to get them when she was Cuban.

[Realist]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

>OK, gh is probably ban me for this, but the English teacher in me can't
>resist.

"Will be quite a coupe for that country"

She's getting a
>two-door? I would have held out for the four-door sedan.>>

Huh? You should be banned for missing all the punning the first time through. GH said convertible-Sudan-coupe.

[tafnut]

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Doh, I DID miss it. I am seriously impressed by you and gh. That was too subtle for me.

[tafnut]

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I missed the giveaway: 'a' Sudan. I hereby ban me for the rest of the day.

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

All well and good, but Cuba can still block her from competing in majors until '07 (I think, maybe she is out from under in '05).

[Powell]

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>All well and good, but Cuba can still block her from competing in majors until
>'07 (I think, maybe she is out from under in '05).

Wrong. They can only stop her from competing for 3 years after she competed for her home country. She last competed for Cuba at the 2000 Olympics, so she's now free to represent whatever country she chooses.

[lefterisp]

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I know I have mentioned this before but still I don't understand why anyone has to represent a country in order to compete in the Olympics or World Championship.

[gh]

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Because by-nation representation allows the suits to control the athletes more easily. That's how they kept "amateurism" in place long after it was a dead-dead concept. Establish a small elite club with only a few members and make rules that control the serfs (err, athletes).

[Powell]

Re: Aldama's latest move....?

>Because by-nation representation allows the suits to control the athletes more
>easily. That's how they kept "amateurism" in place long after it was a
>dead-dead concept. Establish a small elite club with only a few members and
>make rules that control the serfs (err, athletes).

That may be part of the reason... But there's a lot more to it than that... If athletes compete as individuals, you'll have to allow all the best to compete and abolish the per-country limits. Would you be as interested in watching distance races in the Olympics if at each distance there were 20 Kenyans and no Americans competing ?