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Being British
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Well done to Joanna Konta on her tennis victories. However, one thing i am confused with is how she became British. She is not English, Scottish, Welsh or from N. Ireland. For those who love or hate Scotland's Andy Murray we all all agree that he is British. So, for aspiring young tennis players who are true Brits training hard to improve their ratings it must be galling for them to see yet another athlete claiming Britishness even though they were born elsewhere.
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"Konta became a British citizen in May 2012 and concurrently switched her sporting allegiance from Australia to Britain."
I'll add my congratulations to her on reaching the semi-finals :-))
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"Konta became a British citizen in May 2012 and concurrently switched her sporting allegiance from Australia to Britain."
I'll add my congratulations to her on reaching the semi-finals :-))
// one thing i am confused with is how she became British. //
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We are just considering sport here and I have some sympathy for the opinion of Jordyboy.
For sporting events in particular, you can only represent your country of birth and if that country is taken over by another country, then you automatically qualify for the newly named country.
Children of the military......can't see the problem......for sport, they represent the country of birth..e.g Belize, or Germany whatever.
For sporting events in particular, you can only represent your country of birth and if that country is taken over by another country, then you automatically qualify for the newly named country.
Children of the military......can't see the problem......for sport, they represent the country of birth..e.g Belize, or Germany whatever.
//Children of the military......can't see the problem......for sport, they represent the country of birth..e.g Belize, or Germany whatever//
Not strictly true.Three of my children were born abroad whilst I was serving in the army.They were automatically given British citizenship so would have been eligible to compete as British.
Not strictly true.Three of my children were born abroad whilst I was serving in the army.They were automatically given British citizenship so would have been eligible to compete as British.
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