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Is it really? I don't know his background, maybe it's like 3 generations ago and he qualifies. But maybe it's his mother or father's side and it's a part (maybe a small one) of his identity? Maybe it's not, in any case presumably he qualifies so it doesn't matter.
There are plenty of other sports where athletes have travelled far and adopted citizenship so they can feature at the highest level and compete against the best. There's plenty of examples from football and cricket, and probably a host of other sports I have no interest in.
It may be plain old sandbagging but if he has a shot at a world class international event then why not?
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Plenty of examples in cycling too. Felix English and Emily Kay have done it to get FT support and then Olympic berths for Ireland. Professional sport innit, do you what you can to maximise your results.
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Could Belizean champ get him a ride at the Olympics?
Even just taking part would be a monumental achievement.@leggy_blonde Froome too.
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Well both his parents are from Belize.
Dan Martin rides for Ireland. Born in Birmingham, mum is Irish.
Froome rode for Kenya at the commonwealth games.I'm sure Korea would be happy to allow Caleb Ewan to race for them if he decided to change.
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Wow. That’s some next level sandbagging from J Williams to ensure a win.