IOC Executive Board approves nine changes of nationality
Today, during the first day of its meeting in Paris, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (EB) accepted nine applications for a change of nationality. All nine are for the Olympic Games Paris 2024:
- Jamie Copus – Rowing – from Great Britain to USA
- Luciana Diniz – Equestrian – from Portugal to Brazil
- Valeriia Liubimova – Cycling – from Russia to France
- Oscar Nilsson-Julien – Cycling – from Great Britain to France
- Connor O’Leary – Surfing – from Australia to Japan
- Kayla Sanchez – Swimming – from Canada to the Philippines
- Georgi Tiblov – Wrestling – from Russia to Serbia
- Acelya Toprak – Judo – from Great Britain to Azerbaijan
- Mikhail Yakolev – Cycling – from Russia to Israel
The EB granted the requested exemption to the three-year waiting period following the prior agreement of the respective International Federations and National Olympic Committees* concerned, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Bye-law to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter.