IOC Executive Board approves three athletes’ changes of sporting nationality for the LA28 Olympic Games
Today, during its meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) accepted three applications for athletes’ changes of sporting nationality, in accordance with Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter.
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All three changes are in view of the LA28 Olympic Games:
- Ms Maya LEOPOLD – Judo – from Israel to Uruguay
- Ms Nora LINDAHL – Athletics – from Sweden to Finland
- Ms Carolina STUTCHBURY – Fencing – from Great Britain to the USA
The EB granted the requested exemption to the three-year waiting period, with the prior agreement of the International Federations and National Olympic Committees concerned, in accordance with Bye-law 2 to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter.