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Originally Posted by gba93
Don't think that's quite right - it's if their country doesn't have an National Olympic Committee (i.e. Netherlands Antilles {committee disbanded by IOC} & South Sudan {new country} at London 2012) - it's not what the athlete chooses.
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As I said above, Athletes from the Antilles can compete for The Netherlands, like the chap who finished sixth in the final of the 100 meters, so they do have a choice. But I'll admit, it's a strange case.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
Then they would just represent the corporations that support them instead..and frankly it's practically the McDonald's and Coca-Cola Olympics as it is..If that happens I wouldn't support it. 
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I'm a little surprised why athletes would represent corporations. I'm not suggesting that athletes shouldn't represent their countries. I'm just saying that they are there for themselves first and foremost, and the public don't have a right to tell them how they should behave based on their own perception of 'The Olympic Spirit'.