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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?