Emma Raducanu

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2 wrongs dont make a right .
We do like to "adopt" people that are good at sport though.

Play for your national team because one of your grandparents had that nationality.
Play for a national team because you have lived somewhere for 7 or 8 years. Truly adopt a star.

in fairness she probably feels English/British because she's lived here during her formative years.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

in fairness she probably feels English/British because she's lived here during her formative years.

Setting aside the less that easily defined notion of nationality (as many people straddle mulitiple cultures, may have lived in several countries and their parents may have emanated from other parts of the world) is nationality that important in sports where people compete as individuals anyway?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Setting aside the less that easily defined notion of nationality (as many people straddle mulitiple cultures, may have lived in several countries and their parents may have emanated from other parts of the world) is nationality that important in sports where people compete as individuals anyway?

that =than

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Setting aside the less that easily defined notion of nationality (as many people straddle mulitiple cultures, may have lived in several countries and their parents may have emanated from other parts of the world) is nationality that important in sports where people compete as individuals anyway?

probably not.

[Rjk]

Setting aside the less that easily defined notion of nationality (as many people straddle mulitiple cultures, may have lived in several countries and their parents may have emanated from other parts of the world) is nationality that important in sports where people compete as individuals anyway?

it's an interesting subject.
a large amount of the coverage and media attention she's received here is presumably because she's British.
and that will probably translate into sponsorship opportunities here that are greater than would otherwise be the case.
although her youth and metioric rise in the rankings and performances as a qualified are earning her plenty of fans at the us open it seems.