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...why Great Britain compete as one in some sports and sporting events (such as the Olympics), but individually in others (such as the Commonwealth Games)?
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mac wrote:...why Great Britain compete as one in some sports and sporting events (such as the Olympics), but individually in others (such as the Commonwealth Games)? because they need as much of a talent pool to draw from as possible...just wait, next they will try and capture some other countries
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Because that's the way the rules are! If you don't like it, mount a campaign with the sports authorities.
Never mind England trying to capture other countries, go online and look for a body called the Expansionist Party of the United States. They quite seriously believe half the world, including Britain, Canada and Australia, should become states of the USA.
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It's because in Football they all hate each other, then the Commenwealth Games England want to show that they're better than Scotland and Wales but then when the Olympics comes they kiss and make up and unite to win as many medals as possible. HAHA what rasculs they are the Brits.
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I thinks its because Great Britain is a country.
Whereas Scotland, Wales etc are not considered to be countries, but separate parts of Great Britain.
In the Commonwealth games they are allowed to compete as separate entities (Regions if you like), but in the Olympics only recognised countries can compete.
Happy to be corrected
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John Wesley Hardin wrote:I thinks its because Great Britain is a country.
Whereas Scotland, Wales etc are not considered to be countries, but separate parts of Great Britain.
In the Commonwealth games they are allowed to compete as separate entities (Regions if you like), but in the Olympics only recognised countries can compete.
Happy to be corrected
makes sense to me. Norfolk Island got to compete separately in the Commonwealth games even though they are separate from Australia so the same could be said of Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland.
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John Wesley Hardin wrote:I thinks its because Great Britain is a country.
Whereas Scotland, Wales etc are not considered to be countries, but separate parts of Great Britain.
In the Commonwealth games they are allowed to compete as separate entities (Regions if you like), but in the Olympics only recognised countries can compete.
Happy to be corrected
What about sports such as soccer and rugby? That would mean FIFA and the IRB recognises them as individual countries. In cycling, however, the UCI recognises Great Britain as one. There are other examples for either side but these are the ones that first come to mind.
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John Wesley Hardin wrote:I thinks its because Great Britain is a country.
Whereas Scotland, Wales etc are not considered to be countries, but separate parts of Great Britain.
In the Commonwealth games they are allowed to compete as separate entities (Regions if you like), but in the Olympics only recognised countries can compete.
Happy to be corrected
You clearly no nothing... Great Britain is not a country and England, Scotland and Wales are countries...
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jameshunter1 wrote:
You clearly no nothing...
Great Britain is not a country and England, Scotland and Wales are countries...
sorry mate, great britain is actually the Sovereign state (country), England Scotland Wales are constituent countries. They are all run by the same government.
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