Olympics 08 rules???

Question

what are the rules that decide what country you can compete for? like do u have to have lived in the country for a certain amount of years, or did u haveto b born there??? please no guesses, i really want to know the truth, cuz i coudnt find anything on the comp

Answer 1

You have to be a citizen  

Answer 2

Citizenship is how they decide these things.

You can obtain citizenship either through lineage (relatives that are from there), or by living there for a certain period of time, depending on the country in question.

You don't necessarily have to be born there.

Ex: Kevin Tan, US gymnast, born in China, but obtained US citizenship.

Matt Grevers, US swimmer, debated swimming for the Netherlands, because both of his parents are native Dutch.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

You do not have to have been born there you have to be a citzen.  

Here is an extract for you to read through:

http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_rep...